busy; having no time (for)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
one's own child; one's own children
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
family a woman has married into
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to raise one's voice; to shout
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
in unison; as one; united
different person; another person; someone else; changed man