working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
outside the country; abroad
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
accumulation; accumulate; store
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
a few years ago; some years back
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
should; must; -able; probably; likely
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to be in focus; to come into focus
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
violent emotion; passion; fury
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
emotional scars; mental trauma
expressing one's mind; speaking out
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to surge; to well up; to gush out
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
indictment; prosecution; complaint