to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
very great; enormous; serious
support; backing; aid; assistance
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
grasp; catch; understanding
future (usually near); prospects
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to some extent; to a certain extent
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
several years; a few years
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
rare; uncommon; not often seen
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
cold reception; inhospitality
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
silence (not speaking); muteness
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker