thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
prime minister; premier; chancellor
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(social) position; status
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
invitation; introduction; temptation
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door