unproductive; counterproductive
killing and wounding; bloodshed
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
such; like that; that sort of; very
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be profitable; to yield a profit
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
preference; priority; precedence
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
composed expression; clear face
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
peace agreement; peace accord
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
aviator; flying ace; birdman
aquatic (life); living in the water
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate