so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
one's parents' generation
to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
delicious; appetizing; appetising
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
eccentric; crank; oddball
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
consequence; outcome; result; blame
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly