peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
power; authority; jurisdiction
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
and yet; though; when; in spite of
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
in person; personally; directly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
throughout; all through; right through
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
in accordance with; according to
to examine someone's expression
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely