property; fortune; means; assets
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
just past noon; afternoon
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
reopening; resumption; restarting
whispered conversation; whispering
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
body; group; party; company; troupe
to have luck turn one's way; to have one's fortune change for the better
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to stare back at; to look back at
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
watchful waiting; careful supervision
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)); side wheel throw (judo)
turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
repaying a kindness; gratitude
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to head towards; to direct one's steps to