pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
one thin flat object; one sheet
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
beginning; outset; first; onset
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
literally; to the letter; literal
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
war; fighting; fierce competition
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
genius; prodigy; natural gift
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
after that; afterwards; thereafter
father; dad; husband; you; he
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to wear glasses; to put on glasses