beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
feeling; sense; impression
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
just because; even if; even though
directly opposite; right in front
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...