honor; honour; credit; prestige
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
the other day; some time ago; recently
postwar period; period after Second World War
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
younger brother and sister
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
domestic affairs; internal administration
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
internal (domestic) affairs
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to say; to tell; to state; to do
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?