favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
family name; professional name
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
succession to another's professional name
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
not within proper limits; excessive; unmerited; special
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to care for someone; to look after someone
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
great favor; great favour; obligation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
seventh day of the month; seven days
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
many; numerous; various; large number of
in person; personally; (do) oneself
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
iron rust; iron hydroxide
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)