pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to give something weight; to give something dignity
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
simply; merely; only; solely