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
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
scene; sight; scenario; setting
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
doing whatever one pleases
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to arrive home; to return
all-night vigil over a body; wake
family; members of a family
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
living room (Western style); sitting room
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
older brother; elder brother
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
though; notwithstanding; although
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
father; dad; husband; you; he