first; first base; first baseman; fast
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
depraved monk; sinful priest
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
underworld; underside of society
personal (employee); employed; retained
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
fast-talking; rapid talking
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
government service; the bureaucracy
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
how many years; how long; what year
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
information discovery; disclosure of information
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
number of persons; personnel
change; alteration; modification
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
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