to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
as you see; as you can see
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
very; much; greatly; a lot of
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
interval; break; pause; spare moment
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
minimum; at the very least
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
space; interval; space character; whitespace
mental; spiritual; emotional
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept