(brute) force; using all one's might
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
article for everyday use; domestic article
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
established practice; custom
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
along the road; along the way
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by