to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
offender; criminal; culprit
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to talk; to chat; to chatter
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in its entirety; whole; wholly
declaration; proclamation; announcement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
polish; improvement; burnishing
all; entire; whole; altogether