barrier-free (planned or designed to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to fall off; to tumble down
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
complete change; about-face
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
sudden change; complete change
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...