fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
insight; power of observation
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
selection; choice; picking out
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
variation; rogue (something)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
red tape; red-tapism; officialism; bureaucratic bungling
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
information technology; IT
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
clinic; medical office; infirmary
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
interior design; interior; upholstery
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
(your) judgment; discernment
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince