in the same manner as before; the same as always
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
generation; lifetime; age
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
nursing; (protective) care
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
himself; yourself; herself
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
sunlight; rays of the Sun
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
amorous adventure; love affair
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
reputation; respectability
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
unprecedented; never seen before
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
airfoil profile; aerofoil profile; wing section
condition; figure; appearance; voice
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour