seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
funeral; burial; condolence
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
moment by moment; hour by hour
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
way; method; means; resource; course
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
appearance; air; condition; state; form
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
(period of) a year; during an era
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority