to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
tension; mental strain; nervousness
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
until now; so far; up to the present
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
book; volume; this; present; main; head
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
message; informative matter
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
father; dad; husband; you; he
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
finding employment; getting a job
indicate reason; infers some protest
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
even if; even though; wow
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
should; must; -able; probably; likely
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
single word; a few words; brief comment
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
reality; actuality; hard fact
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
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)