family; members of a family
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
even if nothing else; more than anything else
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
particular; hard to please; fussy
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to need; to call for; to require
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
corporate drone; corporate slave
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
study; diligence; discount; reduction
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to make coffee; to brew coffee
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
now that you say that; now that you mention it
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
manners; behavior; behaviour
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
never mind!; don't worry about it
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra