appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
chief vassal; senior statesman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
unpleasant to hear; difficult to hear
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
young person; youth; young
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
already; now; no longer; not any more
restoration; repair; mending
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
why; how; for what reason
number one; first; best; most; game; round
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
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