study; library; den; home office; reading room
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
ultimate; final; last; eventual
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to leave this world; to die
selection; choice; option
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
same; similar; (just) like; equal
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
such ... as; or some such
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
after a long time; for the first time in a while
society; the world; the times
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition