management; administration; operation
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
gratitude; thanks; apology
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
hot topic; talk of the town
(diving) fin; swim fin; flipper; fin (on a surfboard, aircraft, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
nice; likeable; desirable
biological younger sister
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
suddenly; all of a sudden
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name