erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
(political) power; authority; influence
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
this family; we; this house
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
ignorant of the ways of the world
old body; aged person; elderly person
to wring the neck; to strangle
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
never mind!; don't worry about it
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
you; (arch.) your residence
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
near oneself; close to one; familiar
finish; completion; the end