day after day; day in and day out; every single day
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
one by one; one each; one at a time
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
(your) judgment; discernment
(social) position; status
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to distribute; to hand out
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
marital relationship; marital relations
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
serious crime; grave crime
much less; to say nothing of
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
light of wisdom (when nearing nirvana); silent illumination; paradise; nirvana
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)