to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to return to where one came from; to return to one's parents' home (after a divorce or separation)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
written oath; covenant; pledge
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to collect; to assemble; to gather
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one