elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
action; operation; effect; function
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
should; must; -able; probably; likely
convenient; handy; useful
originally; by nature; from the start
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
like that; that way; thus
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
so; like this; in this way
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
contradiction; inconsistency
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry