murder; homicide; manslaughter
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
several times (as large, over)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
ability; capability; skill
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to be widely recognized; to be famous
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
as (for); for; in the capacity of
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
in and out movement (esp. during intercourse); pistoning
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
os uteri; cervical os; orifice of the uterus
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice