poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to bring up indulgently; to coddle
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
feeling; sense; impression
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
permission; approval; authorization; license
our country; our land; one's own country
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
convenient; handy; useful
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive