please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
matter of time; question of time
social; societal; societary
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
your husband; her husband
study; library; den; home office; reading room
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
door; gate; opening; title page
opening and shutting; opening and closing
mud; muddy; covered in mud
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend