to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
tear gland; lacrimal gland
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
coexistence; living together
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
March; third month of the lunar calendar
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
way out; means to escape; escape route
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
limited time; limited-time offer
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
trend of the times; way things are going
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
public opinion; public eye; discerning eye; an eye (for sth); perspective; way of looking at things
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to boost; to force up; to push up
retort; back talk; backchat
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
even if not; even without
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
course; route; path; process; means