maximum permissible level or dosage
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
pioneer; settler; colonist
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
reason; cause; history; origin
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
retainer; retinue; servant
arrogant; haughty; insolent
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to smear with blood; to kill
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
concession; conciliation; compromise
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft