(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
such; this sort of; like this
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
breathing of a sleeping person
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
good policy; wise policy; best plan
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
in that way; like that; that way
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
unless one ...; if one does not ...