father; dad; husband; you; he
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
delicious; appetizing; appetising
to look away; to turn away
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
law department; law school
department (faculty) of literature
strong opposition; vehement opposition
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
dozens; scores of; decades
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered