stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
at once; immediately; right now
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
system; institution; organization; organisation
just because; even if; even though
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
control; management (e.g. of a business)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)