to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
written statement; statement of facts; affidavit; petition
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to temper thoroughly; to train well
fickle nature; flighty temperament; inconstant person
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
biological younger brother
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
indiscriminately; recklessly
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; (lit.) mixture of precious gems and common rocks
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
deep affection; dear; beloved
to communicate with each other; to understand each other; to be mutually understood; to be connected
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
worry; mental agony; heartache
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
influenced (by); under an influence
appointment; assignment; promotion
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right