to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
school rules; school regulations
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
control; management; supervision
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pile up; to accumulate
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
much less; to say nothing of
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
chance (of success); odds
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to overdo; to do too much
to choke; to have trouble breathing
the morally upright have a hard time making friends; (lit.) fish will not live in water that is (too) clean
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten