| Applicants selected from a larger group |
SHORTLIST |
| Area, territory |
REGION |
| Carried out orders |
OBEYED |
| Concede, give in |
YIELD |
| Dieters count them |
CALORIES |
| Distinguished, prominent |
EMINENT |
| Emissary, courier |
MESSENGER |
| Fe |
IRON |
| Feeling of ill will and hostility |
ANIMOSITY |
| Forsake, leave behind |
ABANDON |
| Fragrant blooms might gain loam |
MAGOLIA |
| Grains from the paddy field |
RICE |
| Hire for work |
ENGAGE |
| Impasse, stalemate |
DEADLOCK |
| Leave |
DEPART |
| Leave stranded with little hope of rescue |
MAROON |
| Mentally ill |
INSANE |
| Motifs, subjects |
THEMES |
