family-oriented; familial
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
elopement; running away with a lover
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
woman; female; feminine gender
school grades; academic results
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
way; course; the only way
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
special; particular; peculiar; unique
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
in the morning; during the morning
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
nice; likeable; desirable
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
(for the) first time in one's life
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to thrust before; to thrust at
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
ago; since; before; previous