duty; obligation; responsibility
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to stop midway; to interrupt
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
very; greatly; exceedingly
feeling that something has come too late
to put one's heart into; to devote oneself to
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
failure; mistake; blunder
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously