exploitation; overuse; abuse
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
in the meanwhile; during the time
several hundred; hundreds (of)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
distortion; falsification; perversion
long ago; a long time ago; already
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to look down on; to make light of
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
throat; important part; vital area
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
after a long time; for the first time in a while