to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
instead; but (on the other hand)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
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
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
promotion; advancement; rising in rank