to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to intervene; to stop (something)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
example; illustration; precedent
occurrence; happening; incident; event
world; society; people; the public
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound