extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
contemplation; meditation
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
dignity; majesty; sanctity
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
good person; virtuous person
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
commander; general; leader
to degenerate; to lapse into
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to wring the neck; to strangle
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
private brand; private-label brand
you could say; you might say; verging on the
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult