deed; act; work; performance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
some people; a few people; several people
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
hereabouts; around there; that area
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
acting according to one's own beliefs, being undisturbed by others
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
interception; monitoring; tapping
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to be the subject of attention; to call people's attention; to be the rage; to be of interest
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
to be prolonged; to drag on
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)