mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
fixed date; settlement date
penalty for contract breach
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to be at a loss for words
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
social; societal; societary
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
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)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to come to one's senses; to calm down
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
to happen to hear; to overhear
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others