poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
something that will help develop one's artistic skill
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
practice; practising; training; study
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
stage career; acting career
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to subsist; to keep on living
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
a little bit; a little while
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
(not so) much; (not) very
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master