to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
shopping; purchased goods
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
depopulation; declining population
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
household economy; family finances
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
one person; another name; nickname; alias
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
in that manner; like that