to lend an ear to; to listen to
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to wring the neck; to strangle
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to be in the spotlight; to come into focus (of attention); to come into the spotlight
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
everything; anything; nothing
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
by sheer strength; by brute force
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
24 hours; twenty-four hours
business; trade; operations; sales
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)