oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
generation; the world; the age
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to look forward to something
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
choosing between two things; two choices
sincere; honest; faithful
to talk; to chat; to chatter
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
sales promotion; hard selling
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing