to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
how many years; how long; what year
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to look down on; to make light of
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment