government service; the bureaucracy
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
oldest; most advanced age
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
control; management (e.g. of a business)
cooperation; collaboration
potentiality; dormancy; latency
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to concern; to be related
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
society; company; the public; the world
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
private tutor; coach; governess