cost of one's food; one's board
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
solution; solution strategy
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to toady; to be obsequious
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
sense of unity; sense of oneness
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
finish; finishing; finishing touches