to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
too much; excessively; too
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
pupil; student; schoolchild
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
surroundings; environs; circumference
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
equality; impartiality; evenness
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
immediately; right away; on the spot
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to have an eye on; to zero in on
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to be silent; to say nothing