soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
deadly serious; deadly earnest
God's name; Christ's name
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
as one had hoped; as one wishes
monument (commemorating a virtuous deed)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
useless; vain; aimless; idle
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
shopworn goods; dead stock; shelf warmer; being left unresolved for a long time (e.g. a problem); being shelved
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
shopworn goods; dead stock; shelf warmer; being left unresolved for a long time (e.g. a problem); being shelved
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
to shed light; to cast light
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
doctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician; (one's) primary care physician; family doctor; general practitioner
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
disorder; confusion; disturbance (of order, peace, etc.); corruption (e.g. of public morals)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
government; administration; statesmanship
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length