close associate; close aide; brains-truster
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
absence; disregard; indifference
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to run around; to bustle about
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination