mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
willpower; energy; vitality
military personnel; soldier
half-wit; fool; simpleton
retiring from military service
company; corporation; workplace
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
and yet; though; when; in spite of
senior high school; high school
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
(abbr) Harvard (University)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
another's parent; another's parents
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
document; official papers
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)