to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
respect and affection; love and respect
price; cost; value; worth; value
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to lie deep in; to extend far back
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
mask; disguise; guise; mask
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
shameless; shameless person
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
at a young age; while still young
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn