all night long; all through the night
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
absolutely; positively; decidedly
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
carefree; free from worry
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
on bad terms; at loggerheads
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
one's home country; one's homeland
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to have the privilege of doing
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character