chief vassal; senior statesman
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
mental; spiritual; emotional
instability; insecurity; crankiness
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
madness; craziness; insanity
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
tendency; trend; inclination
action; operation; effect; function
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
personality; character; individuality; personhood
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature