uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
one's physical safety; personal security
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
radiant smile; contented smile
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to serve; to work for; to attend
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
way; method; means; resource; course
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
percent; per cent; percentage