eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
Stimulants Control Law (1951)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
delivery; transfer; hand-over
cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
reason; cause; history; origin
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
way of speaking; intimation
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
depression; recession; slump
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
to palm off; to force a sale
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
how many people; a number of people
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful