for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
penalty; sentence; punishment
to throw away; to abandon
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
ideological offense; crime of espousing dangerous ideas; political crime; ideological offender; thought crime
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
picking; collecting; harvesting
to start working; to take action
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)