who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
like this; in this way; as you see
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
(political) power; authority; influence
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
this family; our family; this house; we
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
ignorant of the ways of the world
old body; aged person; elderly person
to wring the neck; to strangle
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)