declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
have a good day; take care; see you
(social) class; rank; grade
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
cartoon-character costume
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; SALT; salt; salt (in cryptography)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
self-defense; self-defence
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
accumulation; accumulate; store
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
making efficient; optimization
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
omitting; excluding; leaving out; disqualification
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
strategy meeting; council of war
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)