large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
handful; small amount; small number
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
white (complexion); fair-skinned
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
human kindness; human weakness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to give an impression; to make an impression
president (of a society); chairman
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
government service; the bureaucracy
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
meritocracy; merit system