desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
heart; guts; nerve; central part
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
accomplishment; execution
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
concession; conciliation; compromise
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
although I say; although one might say; although called
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
continuation; succession; series
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to accept; to receive; to agree
apparent; obvious; very clear
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly