impossible to do (although wants to)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be softened; to calm down
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
beyond this point; from now on; after this
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
at work; in the midst of work; working
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to detain; to check; to restrain
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
anything and everything; just about everything
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent