great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(social) position; status
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
pride; boast; credit (to)
pride; dignity; self-respect
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
depravity; corruption; degradation
besides; moreover; in addition
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
powerful person; influential person
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
very much; very many; more and more
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once