to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
abusive language; violent language; wild words
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
all; entire; whole; altogether
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
raising an army; (lit.) raising a banner; launching a new group; launching a business; launching a new party
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
on and after; from ... onward; since
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
after that; afterwards; thereafter
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to revere; to respect; to worship
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
correction; revision; amendment
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar