affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
to add (to); to add on; to append
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
... years old; age (of) ...
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
occupation; calling; livelihood
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
big problem; major issue; big controversy
experiment; experimentation
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
business; errand; nature of one's business
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
written request; request for ...; application for ...
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook