misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
successively; one after another
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
form; shape; figure; visage
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
mistress; kept woman; concubine
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
gender; distinction of sex; sex
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident