king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
one cause; one reason; one factor
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
personality; style; appearance
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
even more; still more; further
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
to speak sharply; to sharpen one's tone; to raise one's voice
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to gain weight; to put on weight
scale; scope; plan; structure
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
body; group; party; company; troupe
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
discontented elements (e.g. of society); dissatisfied members; malcontents
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
commander; commanding officer; CO
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
generation; lifetime; age
once upon a time; a long time ago
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence