being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
vicious circle; vicious cycle
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
to put into effect; to put into practice
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to cause a person trouble
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
Delhi (India); Derry; Dhery
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to color; to colour; to paint; to touch up (by tracing the same image, letter, etc.)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man