master; teacher; stable master
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
for today; for the time being
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
money-making; earning money
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
(positive) economic effect
in name only; titular; nominal
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
either way; in any case; one way or another
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to use and then throw away
to gain a victory; to win
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to be consistent; to be coherent
to breathe out; to exhale
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
Gaia (Greek goddess); Gaea
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
eruption; volcanic eruption