father; dad; husband; you; he
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
as a child; when one was a child
at some point in the past; at some stage
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
if you think about it; come to think of it
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
real intention; true motive; true meaning
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to be kind to; to treat kindly
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
genuine article; real thing; real deal
genuine article; real thing; real deal
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
unsettled; pending; unresolved
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked