degree of relative priority
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
never mind!; don't worry about it
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
second (unit of time); arc second
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
future (usually near); prospects