hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
unidentifiable; unidentified
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
now that; since; so long as; because
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
offense; offence; method of attack
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to distribute; to hand out
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities