likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
selfishness; selfish motive
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
informal consent; private consent
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to have a talk; to tell a story
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
aggression; invasion; raid
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
power relations; balance of power (between)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
use; utilization; utilisation; application
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically