as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
not caring; not giving a damn
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
point of compromise; common ground
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
staying the night; lodging (at)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful