lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
on the way home from work
very rich person; the super rich
common people; ordinary people; masses
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
wide difference; a world of difference
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
patterns of thinking; train of thought
mental anguish; mental distress
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
very much; exceedingly; extremely
health; healthy; sound; fit
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
true state; actual condition; reality
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
raging fire; conflagration
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed