congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
pending question; unresolved problem
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
relation; connection; affinity
Dixon; Dickison; Dickson; Dixson
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
marriage proposal; courtship
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to smoke animal out of its den
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to give something weight; to give something dignity
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
support; backing; patronage
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
flood of customers; roaring business
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)