to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
naturally; of course; understandably
doing whatever one pleases
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
retirement; resignation; stepping down
to accept; to receive; to agree
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
comfort; consolation; diversion
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
that year; same year; same age
enquiry; inquiry; consultation
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence