preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
tradition; legend; folklore
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to make merry; to be festive
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
script; screenplay; scenario
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
pardon; remission; amnesty
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to apologize; to apologise
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)