domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
bed and food; eating and sleeping
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
beginning; outset; first; onset
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
while; even though; despite
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to turn towards; to point
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
be (that) as it may; having said that
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
use; utilization; utilisation; application
anything and everything; just about everything
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out