fortune-telling; divination
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
present-day science; modern science
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
short supply; supply shortage
business region; marketing area; commercial sphere; trading area; region in which a business operates
addition; annexation; appendage
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
to offer for sale; to put on the market
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
blood vessel; blood relationship
right of succession; right to the throne
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
holding on to; sticking to