resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
due form; official; formality
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to change completely; to change suddenly
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
like a decent person; human
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
almost every day; almost daily
common knowledge; well-known fact