... is the reason; ... is my excuse
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
don't worry about it; forget about it
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to take over; to hand over
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to know (a person); to think
in the future; another day; later
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
storage medium; recording medium
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
printout; (computer) printing
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
writing implement; writing tool
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
horizon (related to land)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
penis; chink; jingle; begging (animal); jealousy; black porgy juvenile; flirting
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop