only; merely; just; at most; no more than
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
strong-willed; strong of heart
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
utmost limits; extremity; limit
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
systematisation; systematization
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to be helpful; to be useful
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
perpetual youth and longevity
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to give; to do (something) for
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness