to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
step; stride; counter for steps
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
adviser; advisor; consultant
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
France; French (language)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
use; utilization; utilisation; application
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
-less; lacking; non-existing
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
negative emotions; negative feelings
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
light; right; right field; right fielder
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
you (plural); all of you; you all
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
of course; certainly; naturally
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
like this; in this way; as you see
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes