high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
briskly; quickly; promptly
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
throughput; processing power
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)