extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
construction; architecture (of buildings)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to machine; to cut; to scrape
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
as before; as ever; as it was originally
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
official business; public business
power; authority; influence
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
chief vassal; senior statesman
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
youthful; young; young-looking
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to spread; to be propagated
to have a relationship; to have relations
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
animal or carnal desires; lust
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
increase in activity; activation