chief; main; principal; important
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
independence; self-reliance
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
addition; adding; supplement
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
new life (esp. after retirement); postretirement life
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
clear writing; specification
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
if you do this; if this is the case
estimate (of costs); budget
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to get one's head around; to think about
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
clearly; distinctly; vividly
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light