violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
to mix; to stir; to blend
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to begin talking; to open up
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
busy; having no time (for)
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
hotel charge; lodging expense
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
to pretend; to act (as if)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to press a question; to cross-examine
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
notes; comment; remark; annotation
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless