(political) power; authority; influence
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
this (very thing); this precisely
severe earthquake; violent tremor
to bring; to take; to bring about
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
environment; circumstance
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
self-justification; excuse
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to push (something) against
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
reorganization; reorganisation; restructuring
world; society; people; the public
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
people; men and women; each person; everybody
society; public; community; social studies
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself