to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
on bad terms; at loggerheads
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
mostly involve; principally involve
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
bribe; money under the table
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
one's own property; possessions
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
shortsighted; narrow-minded
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
keep up your strength; chin up!
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
beginner; novice; neophyte
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
rich in variety; diverse; wide-ranging; multifarious
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
transcription; copying; handwriting (as a school subject); penmanship
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to knock down; to slap down; to floor