priority; order of precedence
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
last days; the end; one's fate
three; three years of age
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
already; now; no longer; not any more
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to hide; to keep to oneself
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
inconsiderate; insensitive; thoughtless
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
way (of doing); manner; method; means
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
tone (of voice); manner of talking
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict