ex post facto report; report after the event
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
front; frontage; facade; main
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to serve; to work for; to attend
being adopted into the family of one's bride
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
shyness; bashfulness; shame
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
heaven and earth; top and bottom
age thirty; one's thirties
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
you could say; you might say; verging on the