father and mother; parents
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
even for an instant; even as a joke
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
without cause; without reason
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to turn towards; to point
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
forcibly; against one's will
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
honor; honour; credit; prestige
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
sensual love; love affair
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance