to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
(present) head of a family
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
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
had better ...; had better not ...
with a fixed time; with a deadline
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
ago; since; before; previous
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to become pale; to turn pale
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
as a child; when one was a child
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
secret; private; surreptitious
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
furnishings; implements; equipment
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
it is I who should say so
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
sunlight; rays of the Sun