focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
striking; remarkable; considerable
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
this family; we; this house
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
patient's condition; pathology
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
succession to the peerage
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
appointment; assignment; promotion
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
networking; making contacts
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
secrecy; highly classified information
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time