(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
(death from) starvation; starving to death
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
self-affirmation; self-approval
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
letting (someone) die without helping
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
sales; selling; marketing
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
clear solution; clean decision
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to bury; to embed; to implant
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry