completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
infinite loop; closed loop
to defy conventional wisdom
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
charming; fascinating; attractive
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
influence; clout; leverage
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
naturally; of course; understandably
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
old model (of an appliance, etc.); becoming outdated; drop (type of metal casting defect)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
be (that) as it may; having said that
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
all you have to do is; just; that's all
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
overestimation; overvaluing
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
at that time; in those days
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull
to continue to do; to persist in doing
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
together with; same; both; all; including ...
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to