grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
rule; reign; peaceful times
powerful person; influential person
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
peace initiative; peace overture
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
(period of) a year; during an era
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to play a central role; to take a leading part
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on