waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
firstborn; first child; eldest child
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
since one was born; (in) all one's life
frequency (of occurrence)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
vehement objection; bitter opposition
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
(necessary) personnel; required person
to put someone to work; to make someone work
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
everything working out as desired
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
duty; obligation; responsibility
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to hand over; to surrender
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry