(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
inn town; post town; post-station town
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
throughout; all through; right through
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
contest; comparison; competition
to emphasize; to attach importance to
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to manage something successfully; to be successful
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to be in complete attendance
immediately; at once; instantly
lack of leadership (esp. of a teacher)
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
scattered animal feed; ground bait
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
standby; preparation; arrangement
most (numerous); largest (number of)
dark bay (horse coat color)
edict; ordinance; proclamation
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
massive failure; debacle; fiasco