bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
event; phenomenon; matter
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
classification; categorization; sorting
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
laboratory animal; experimental animal
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
experiment; experimentation
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
leadership; initiative; spearhead
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
not caring; not giving a damn
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper