to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
prize money; monetary award; reward
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
financial power; financial means; wealth
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
hoarding; storing away (without using)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
brush and paper; written description
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
fertile shoot of field horsetail
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
moving about; stirring about
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route