subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
early on; earlier on; from early
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
content-free chat; idle gossip
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
sincere; earnest; serious
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
thorough; exhaustive; complete
third day of the month; three days
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être