brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
major subject; special study
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
intelligence gathering; information gathering
autopsy; post-mortem (examination); (coroner's) inquest; examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed
sudden death; unexpected death
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
resin (from trees); (tobacco) tar; nicotine; sleep (in one's eyes); eye discharge
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
overhasty; rash; premature
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
comparison; something worthy of comparison
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
labor; labour; toil; hardship
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession