stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
instability; insecurity; crankiness
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
expressing one's mind; speaking out
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to take off one's clothes; to undress
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
exactly as stated; verbatim
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
connection; link; relationship
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie