to put on airs; to assume importance
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to follow another's example
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
at that time; in those days
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
head; brains; intellect; understanding
very; much; greatly; a lot of
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
please understand that...; please bear in mind that ...
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)