interference; obstruction; sabotage
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
projected to win; sure to be elected; home free
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
regret; repentance; remorse
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to incur someone's enmity
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
concession; conciliation; compromise
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
that is to say; so that means
determination; resolution
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress