pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
-less; lacking; non-existing
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
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
to begin to walk; to set out
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
proposal; motion; recommendation
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
not yet known; unknown; strange
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
food and drink; eating and drinking
imperial court; royal court
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
overlooking; turning a blind eye