lack of self-reliance; depending on others
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
instant; moment; for an instant
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
breaking off an engagement
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
trial; judgement; judgment
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
way of talking; speaking style
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.