lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
faultless; flawless; perfect; impeccable; unimpeachable; beyond reproach
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
powerful person; influential person
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
being open but having virtually no business
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)