honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
somewhere to go; place to go
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
external; superficial; outward; surface
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
centre of attention; center of attention
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
sounding each other out; probing each other
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to make one's rounds; to patrol
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
to explain adequately; to be accountable
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
man-god; person enshrined as a god
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly