ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
the teaching profession; education of laity
literary criticism; book review
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
state governor; governor of a state
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
retainer; retinue; servant
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
Sean; Cyon; Shaun; Shawn; Shone
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
bird; bard (esp. in RPG games)