we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
many people; a large number of people
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
transactions; dealings; business
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
way of talking; speaking style
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
whether one likes it or not
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
nice; likeable; desirable
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly