to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
orderly; officer's servant; batman; soldier assigned to wait on an officer
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
establishment; settlement
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to order; to command; to appoint
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to be intimate with; to befriend
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
deep design and forethought; a farsighted and deeply laid plan
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
aptitude; aptness; suitability
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
authority; power; function
copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)