this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
as you see; as you can see
(not so) much; (not) very
several weeks; a few weeks
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
dry riverbed; river beach
lucid dream; dream in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming
to collapse into; to flop onto
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be in focus; to come into focus
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
whereabout; about where; how much
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
sense of values; values; value system
firm; unshakeable; resolute
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
day after day; day by day
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
way of asking; way of listening; listener
way; method; means; resource; course
if it is the case that ...
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with