on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
anything and everything; just about everything
by myself; in person; by oneself
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
reform; reformation; reorganization
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
different opinion; objection
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
meaning; significance; sense
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
complete stranger; total stranger
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive