loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
during imprisonment; while in jail
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
absolute obedience; complete submission
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
at that time; in those days
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
nausea; sickness in the stomach
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion