around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
grasp; catch; understanding
over-fond parent; doting parent
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
to send for (doctor, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
long ago; a long time ago; already
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
along the road; along the way
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to give; to do (something) for
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
grip (of hand); grip strength
long hair (usu. of a man)