tedious; boring; being fed up with
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
principal; capital; seed money
doubling (repeatedly); multiplying
control; management (e.g. of a business)
property; fortune; means; assets
estimate (of costs); budget
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to accuse someone; to charge someone
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
decision; determination; resolution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to have an idea; to have a clue
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament