verbal message; word (from someone)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
guidance; leadership; leading the way
right (to do something); authority; power
one's possessions; ownership
advanced level; high grade; senior
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
day after day; day by day
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
solution; solution strategy
outside world; physical world
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
entreaty; appeal; petition
social life; social intercourse
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
discipline; training; teaching manners
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
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
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
fundraising; financing; cash flow
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
region; limits; stage; level
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
the last moment; the very end
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
to be kind to; to treat kindly
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
(on) one's own; (by) oneself