dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
haughty; arrogant; overbearing
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
treatment; service; handling; management
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
one's view (opinion) of women
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
(arch.) female slave; female servant; housemaid
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
woman; female; feminine gender
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
place; room; margin; scope
taking (something) seriously
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
feudalistic thought or thinking
paternal rights; father's right of control as head of the household
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
gentleman; man of learning and virtue
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
conciseness; brevity; simplification