to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
making one's best exertions
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
endurance; perseverance; patience
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort