to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
trouble; quarrel; dispute
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to become pale; to turn pale
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)