Most important, most basic or essential. preliminary election. run as opponent of incumbent in preliminary election.

advanced stage of human development. A highly developed society.

person or organization that pays for or contributes to costs involved in staging sporting or artistic event in return for advertising. To help someone succeed by giving them money.

outer limits or edge of area or object. Far edge of something.

arranged in constant pattern. Customers who frequently visit a place.

have or hold within.

day of festivity or recreation. spend holiday somewhere.

To send a patient, client to a specialist.

That surprises you; not expected. Something unexpected that slightly shocks you. To do something that another person didn't expect.

organization helping needy. Institutions providing help to the needy, the sick.

In physical contact with, as for support; next to.

person who writes accounts of important or historical events. Someone who writes chronicles; historian.

devoted to task or purpose. To state a person's name in book, song, in respect.

thing that bears weight of something or keeps it upright. To help prove or show that something is true.