whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
company; corporation; workplace
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
keeping house; being confined to one's house
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to kidnap; to abduct; to snatch; to carry people away; to take by force
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to invite in; to show someone in
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
will not do; do not; does not
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron