to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
outside world; physical world
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
IQ; intelligence quotient
special selection; finest pick; top pick
Einstein; Einstein, Albert (1879-1955; German-born theoretical physicist)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
corporate drone; corporate slave
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
drunkenness; intoxication
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off