connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
not worth considering; out of the question
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
don't worry about it; forget about it
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; 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; hunch
hating; strongly disliking
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to know (someone); to think; to believe
in the future; another day; later
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
storage medium; recording medium
plug; connector; spark plug
format; form; (data) format; formatting (a disk); format
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
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