to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
manly; masculine; like a man
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
home; household; family; hearth
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to look around; to survey
cookware; cooking utensil
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
a handful (of); grasping (with one hand); gripping; grabbing
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
trouble; bother; annoyance
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to knock down; to knock off
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
unseasonable; out-of-season
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity