and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
at once; immediately; right now
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
party; set; gang; company; person
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
infant; baby; little child
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be silent; to say nothing
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity