most part; greater part; majority
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to appease; to suppress; to calm
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
servant; manservant; menial
to chase; to run after; to pursue
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to lie down; to throw oneself down
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus