prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
as (for); for; in the capacity of
at least; at most; (even) just
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to look down on; to make light of
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
power; authority; jurisdiction
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that