(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
accidental death; casualty
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
yoke; constraints; oppression
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
pride; boast; credit (to)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
never mind!; don't worry about it
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
year in, year out; always; 24-7