mediator; manager; caretaker
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
long-established; old-established; traditional
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
adopted daughter; foster daughter
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
perception; sensation; awareness
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
property; fortune; assets
(political) power; authority; influence
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to invite in; to show someone in
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit