clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
ill-bred; poorly brought up
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
family; members of a family
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
my husband; one's family; family member
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
environment; circumstance
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
great difference; major mistake
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to graduate from a university
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to recall; to remember; to recollect
upper reaches of a river; upstream
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence