this and that; various things
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
it's no joke; gimme a break!
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
farming implement; farm tools
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
(another's) daughter; young lady
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
process; course; mechanism