endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
formal marriage interview
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
in comparison to; rather than
choices; alternatives; options
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
short pause; short interval
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
hard-line policy; tough measure
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
putting into operation; invocation
to be surprised; to be astonished
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
until now; so far; up to the present
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off