certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
banquet or reception hall
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
riskiness; (level of) danger
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
true character; true heart; true spirit
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
even more; still more; further
to throw oneself (into an activity)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
scale; scope; plan; structure
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show