to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to lean against; to set against
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
hello; good day; good afternoon
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
father; dad; husband; you; he
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
great difference; major mistake
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
university student; college student
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
finding employment; getting a job
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
understood; I see; OK; present; here
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)