effect; efficacy; validity; potency
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
curse; spell; malediction
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
equality; impartiality; evenness
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
weak constitution; ill health
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
in search of; in order to look for
to thrust down; to push off
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to speak; to say; to vocalize
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
in its entirety; whole; wholly
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
work-in-progress; working state
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty