obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
antiquity; the previous era
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
settlement; solution; resolution
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
choice; selection; option
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
self-control; self-restraint
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
two classes; double; two sets
to be fated; to be linked by fate
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind