detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
one by one; one at a time; in turn
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
third day of the month; three days
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
multi-monitor; multi-display
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
suited figure; person in a suit
top news; front-page news; lead story
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
bequest; relic; cherished (by the deceased); treasured
philandering; itch for women
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out