regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
verbal promise; one's word
dirty work; unpleasant task
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
testimony; (verbal) evidence
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
from the viewpoint of; according to
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
quarrel; dispute; argument
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
enactment; establishment; creation
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus