waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
inside one's heart; in one's mind
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
to die; to lay down life's burden
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
rebellion; great uprising
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to have an eye on; to zero in on
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
interest; rights; concession
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
human intellect; knowledge
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news
to arrive; to come to pass
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to think too much; to be over-concerned
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects