in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
pull; patronage; tug; discount
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
in the course of one's duties
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
diligently; faithfully; without fail; without blundering
to arrive; to come to pass
mistress; kept woman; concubine
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
to maintain; to continue to have