until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
dusk; nightfall; twilight
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
failure; mistake; blunder
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
how many years; how long; what year
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd