positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to be helpful; to be useful
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
society; the world; the times
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
company management; managing a company
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to increase; to add to; to augment
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about