skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
present (brought by a visitor); gift
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
decision; judgment; resolution
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
condition; figure; appearance; voice
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
total energy; all efforts
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)