muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to feel; to sense; to experience
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to make merry; to be festive
to stiffen; to become stiff
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
worst; worst-case (scenario)
by your leave; with your permission
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
infancy; childhood; tender age
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
rather; better; instead; if anything
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily