as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
document; official papers
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to give the stamp of approval
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
brothers and sisters; siblings
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
a person without a single relative
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
almost every day; almost daily
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
relation; connection; relevance
counter for books; volume
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash