appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
mediocrity; ordinary ability
discriminatory; discriminative
making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
continuing one's education into graduate school
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
long-established; old-established; traditional
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
scholarship; scientific attainments
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
sexual discrimination; sexism
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
be guided by your children when you are old
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish