eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
just the other day; quite recently
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
(present) head of a family
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded