equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
every place; various places
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
government office; public office
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
administrative staff; business clerk; clerical force; clerical officer; clerical personnel; clerical staff
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
work; business; company; study
cooperative; association; partnership
to anticipate; to foresee
association; union; guild
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
shipping; shipment; forwarding
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
patterns of thinking; train of thought
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents