protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
masterful performance; virtuosity
newly washed hair; wet hair
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
posterity; future generations; future life
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
patterns of thinking; train of thought
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
to become domesticated; to be worn out (from domestic life); to go to seed
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
environment; surroundings; circumstances
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
health management; health maintenance; health care
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
technique; art; skill; move
experience; history; record; career
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
strategist; tactician; schemer
good old wife; one's wife of many years
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes