father; dad; husband; you; he
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
family; members of a family
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
children's story; fairy tale
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
deviation; departure; omission
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
one breath; chug!; drink!
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
these days; nowadays; recently