refusal; rejection; denial; veto
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
menial; meanness; servility; abject
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to tear up and throw away
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank