five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
successive generations; successive emperors
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
right (to do something); authority; power
(having) life-and-death power (over)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to take back; to recapture
as before; as ever; as it was originally
idealistic thought (argument)
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to become misty; to become hazy
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
searching for someone; search for a missing person
hurriedly; in haste; in a rush; hurry up!; quickly!; get going!
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
height of; middle of; full bloom
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)