important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
counter for choices, options, etc.
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
thorough; exhaustive; complete
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
by myself; in person; by oneself
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
rational; reasonable; logical
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
cost of one's food; one's board
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
with a start; with a jump
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
in comparison to; rather than
preference; priority; precedence
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing