grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
permission; approval; authorization; license
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
both (people); the two of them
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
large serving; large portion
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
all you want; as much as one wants
power; authority; jurisdiction
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
manners; behavior; behaviour
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish