(written) contract; agreement
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
business rival; professional jealousy
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
massing (of troops); gathering
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
24 hours; twenty-four hours
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
machine parts; machinery; equipment
casting; founding; minting
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
sample; specimen; test piece
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
charcoal; charred remains
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole