to fall on one's backside
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
imposing stance; daunting pose
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
double-edged; double-edged blade
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
worldly-mindedness; worldly affairs
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
great cause; moral law; justice
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to ask a high price; to overcharge
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
dosa (ill will, antipathy); irateness; anger
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault