impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
explanation; interpretation
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
for your information; I'm telling you
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
this is why; this means; it is the case that
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
recovery; undoing; recall
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently