to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
strong nation; powerful country
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
subordination; dependency
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
as is usual with; in common with
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
even more; still more; further
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death