to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
feminine; womanly; female
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
a person without a single relative
dealing with; coping with
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
one's later years; final years (in life)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to be powered on; to be turned on
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to