with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
good policy; wise policy; best plan
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
notice; attention; observation
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
your daughter; young woman
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best