true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
disinformation; false information
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
manipulation of information; spin
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
one way or the other; either way
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
open every day of the year
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
assertion; declaration; affirmation
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
bowing out; retiring voluntarily
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
next year; next fiscal year
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
person concerned; interested party; related party
treatment (of a person); dealing with
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to have a long life; to live a long time
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis