father; dad; husband; you; he
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
front; frontage; facade; main
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
it is I who should say so
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
rare (or peculiar) animal
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
helping hand; help; support; aid
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
family; relatives; dependents; household
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of