strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
body; physique; build; stature
personality; style; appearance
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to be away from home; to be out of the house
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to be helpful; to be useful
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to put one's hand on; to touch
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
curfew; lockdown; grounding
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
surname; family name; last name
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
because of; owing to; due to
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
(political) power; authority; influence
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
(having) life-and-death power (over)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to rush over; to run up to
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)