permission; approval; authorization; license
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
know your place!; know your station!; don't overestimate yourself!
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
all right; very well; okay; I got it
unexpected result; upset; surprise
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
society; public; community; social studies
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
speaking of ...; as for ...
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
there is no way that ...; easy; simple