to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
all times and places; all ages and countries
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
ranging through (mountains, fields, etc., looking for something); roaming over; searching far and wide; reading extensively
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
starting point; starting line
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
granted that; even if; even though
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
comparatively; relatively
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
particularly; only; in the case of
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
by today; before the day is over
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
survival; survivor; relic
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way