gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse; to remain faithful to one's lover
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
valuable; high-priced; precious; monetary value; price
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
literature; books (reference); document
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
instant; moment; for an instant
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
surely; certainly; without doubt
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to have a relationship; to have relations
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
again; once again; yet again
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to look down on; to make light of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
surroundings; environs; circumference
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to surrender one's chastity to a man
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
outside the country; abroad
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining