work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
starting late; late departure
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
looks; features; (personal) appearance
notes; remarks (reference) column
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
adopter; adopting parent or parents; adoptive parent or parents; foster parent or parents
wealthy person; millionaire
going to the hospital regularly for treatment; attending hospital as an outpatient
experience; history; record; career
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
freedom; free man; free woman
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
avoiding or dodging responsibility
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
brain drain; outflow of talent
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man