ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
woman who works in the sex industry
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
death during sexual intercourse
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
unparalleled in Japan and China and India
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
(with) one's face beaming with joy; smiling from ear to ear
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
light; faint; pale; fleeting