to fan; to incite; to instigate
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
story; tale; talk; discussion
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
no, not like that (but like this)
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to have a talk; to tell a story
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
long; drawn-out; very long
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
knowing; (an) acquaintance
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
witnessing; observing; sighting
such; like that; that sort of; very
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
otherwise; or else; if not
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)