establishment; founding; organization; organisation
at that time; in those days
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to care for someone; to look after someone
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
novel; original; new; innovative
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
on the sea; surface of the sea
writing (e.g. as a profession)
filtration; filtering; percolation
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to surround; to crowd around
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
Island; insula; island; islet