strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
many; much; plenty; hardly
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
rather; sooner; preferably
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
letting (someone) die without helping
father; dad; husband; you; he
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
memories; recollections; reminiscence
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
that's a different matter; that's a different story
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to bail out (water); to scoop out
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
finally; in the end; on top of all that
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing