principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
research; study; investigation
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
making practical; making useful; implementing
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
successful person; success
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
beginning; clue; starting point
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings