knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to overdo; to do too much
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
without; unless; have to do
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
self-defense; self-defence
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
greeting; a fine thing to say
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
archbishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
suspicious-looking; fishy
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of