to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
misappropriation of public funds
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to look away; to avert one's eyes
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
doing whatever one pleases
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
guard; sentinel; garrison
naturally; of course; understandably
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth