tension; mental strain; nervousness
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
main question; real issue at hand
switching over to; migration; transition
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
in perfect form; going swimmingly
the treasure that is children; child
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
society; public; community; social studies
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
unrequited love; one-sided love
the opposite sex; isomerism
to work hard; to work diligently
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
results; record; grades; marks
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear