all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
pride; dignity; self-worth
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
small sum (of money); small amount
first-rate; finest quality; the best
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
monetary offering; donation
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
impossible to do (although wants to)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
cash bonus; reward; bounty
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief