retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
trouble; bother; annoyance
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
business; work; operations; service; duties
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to incur someone's enmity
this (very thing); this precisely
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)