blame; censure; reproof; reprimand; rebuke
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
talk; dialogue; conversation
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to hold (something) reverently with both hands
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to escape from; to get out
every evening; every night
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
to leave this world; to die
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
compensation; amends; redeeming feature