palatial residence; stately mansion
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
oof (i.e. a grunt of effort); a lot; plenty
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
at a young age; while still young
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
attack; assault; attempt; try
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to let out a cry; to shout
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to compete with; to vie for
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
unexpectedly; surprisingly
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
having not the slightest idea
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
rest; break; recess; intermission
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining