rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
wild rose; bramble; briar patch; obstacle; source of difficulty
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
running away; escaping on foot
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
restlessly; in continuous motion
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
next generation; future generation
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
permanent; perpetual; lasting
stationing (troops); occupancy
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway