execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
departure; leaving; going away; recession
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
lasting (work); sustained (effort); prolonged; long-winded
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
decisive battle of brief duration
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
retort; back talk; backchat
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance