to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
intention; idea; inclination; wish
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
himself; yourself; herself
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to rant and rave; to raise hell
(in) his way; peculiar to him
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
commander; commanding officer; CO
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings