futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
most of all; extremely; supremely
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
labor; labour; toil; hardship
price; cost; value; worth; value
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
exploitation; overuse; abuse
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
personality; character; individuality; personhood
goodness; excellence; virtue
triumphant return; returning in triumph
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided