freedom; free man; free woman
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to keep (a person) waiting
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to comb down; to smooth down
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
finely chiseled (features)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to say; to be called; to do
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to blame; to find fault with
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)