wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
investment; contribution; financing
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to incur someone's enmity
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
intelligence gathering; information gathering
later on; eventually; afterwards
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to feel a chill run down one's spine
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
this world; this life; this generation; present day
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
the same generation; coeval
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future