to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
clergyman; churchman; clergy
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
existence; being; presence
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
about; on; regarding; per; for every
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
to become poor; to be poor
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on