fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
chief vassal; senior statesman
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
immortal; undying; indestructible
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be helpful; to be useful
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
expression; presentation; representation; notation
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
survivor's pension or annuity
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
10,000,000,000; ten billion
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
estimate (of costs); budget
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
restoration; return to health