use; utilization; utilisation; application
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
troublesome; annoying; complicated
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
people; citizens; subjects; folk
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
it is not (like that) either
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to spread; to be propagated
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
older sister; elder sister
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen