adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
commandant; commanding officer; general
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
change of schedule; schedule change
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
offensive camp; team at bat
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
street fighting; urban warfare
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
self-determination; suicide
to hang (something) on the wall
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to stare back (at); to glare back