specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
vitality; (one's) life force
knowing; (an) acquaintance
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
those present; attendance
the whole area; all areas
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
at the last moment; this late in the game
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
cruise; navigation; sailing
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to attack; to assault; to assail
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
mechanism; organization; organisation
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
habit of putting things off; truancy habit
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination