generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
the following week; the next week
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
Schmit; Schmitt; Shmidt; Szmidt
every person; each one; everybody
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
three times; thrice; third (interval)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally