sons and daughters; children; girl
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
main question; real issue at hand
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
personal (employee); employed; retained
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
possession; retention; maintenance
speech and conduct; words and deeds
authority; power; function
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
to like; to love; to be fond of
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
if so; in that case; in that situation
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions