retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
military force; military strength
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
within the family; in the home; domestic
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
innocence; being not guilty
to ask; to enquire; to query
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
treasure house; storage for valuable property
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
husband and wife; married couple
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
acquaintance; close friend
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
full impact; packing a punch
cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
both (people); the two of them