from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to head home; to leave for home
to go past; to pass; to pass by
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
street at night; making a night journey
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
in that way; like that; that way
to pass (of time); to elapse
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
faking crying; crocodile tears
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
older sister; elder sister
senior; elder; person older than oneself
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey