senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
to think alike; to get along
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
invitation; introduction; temptation
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
your daughter; young woman
at a young age; while still young
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
two at a time; two by two; in twos
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to attack all in a bunch; to attack all at once
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
convention; tired tradition; old custom
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
extremely dangerous; full of peril
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
recalcitrant; insubordinate; lawless; disaffected; malcontent; rebellious