staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
besides; in addition; also; moreover
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
for example; for instance; e.g.
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to order; to command; to appoint
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
training; drill; practice; discipline
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
that is to say; so that means
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to be helpful; to be useful
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
sound of voice; vocal sound
to give; to do (something) for
to have meaning; to be meaningful
that's the way it is; such is life
another thing; exception; special case
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine