to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to well up; to burst; to arise
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
degenerate; pervert; deviant
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
platform; home; home base; home plate
stairs; stairway; staircase
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way