acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
many; numerous; various; large number of
direct control; direct supervision
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
reading too much into (what ... says)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
how long; how much; to what extent
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
only; merely; but; no more than
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat