reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
power map; power structure; power relationships
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
living thing; living creature; animal; life
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
upper half of the body; upper body
to collapse into; to flop onto
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics