royalty and titled nobility
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to amuse oneself; to make merry
back country; remote countryside
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
dignity; majesty; sanctity
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
prize money; monetary award; reward
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
regulars; regular soldiers
moment to quit; way to quit
scoring the first point; winning the first game; lucky day in the morning, but not in the afternoon
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
advance; moving forward; progress
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
everywhere; at every turn
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter