had better ...; had better not ...
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
surely (not); certainly (not)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
there being no use in arguing (about it)
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to like; to love; to be fond of
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
condition; situation; prospects
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
near; close; beside; third person
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
anything and everything; just about everything
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to treat one's husband with due respect
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
proposal; offer; request; application
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement