valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
steady; sound; reliable; solid
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to be relieved of one's post
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
be (that) as it may; having said that
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
without permission; without notice
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
use; utilization; utilisation; application