to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to feel; to sense; to experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
such; this sort of; like this
to say; to be called; to do
husband and wife; married couple
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
this world; this life; world of the living
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
this family; we; this house
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
all night long; all through the night