lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
changing one's clothing (of a bride or groom during a wedding reception)
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
along; parallel to; in accordance with
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
testimony; (verbal) evidence
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be dead; to be lifeless
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
official announcement; proclamation
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
for today; for the time being
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism