father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
complete; whole; perfect; safe
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to pile up; to accumulate
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to keep away; to keep at a distance
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to give something weight; to give something dignity
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
people; men and women; each person; everybody
all; entire; whole; altogether
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
bragging of one's misfortune
sympathy; compassion; pity
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively