life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to rule; to govern; to administer
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
sea level; (surface of) sea
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
vice; immorality; corruption
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
rising; ascending; climbing
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)