(political) power; authority; influence
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
being filled with; being full of; permeation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
retreating figure; appearance from behind
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
skill; dexterity; master hand
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
request; favour (to ask); wish; please