doing whatever one pleases
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
society; the world; the times
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
all; entire; whole; altogether
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
meaning; significance; sense
regret; repentance; remorse
failure; mistake; blunder
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
myself; yourself; I; me; you
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to