to get a (driver's) license
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
family vacation; family trip
as expected; as predicted
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
how many people; a number of people
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday