to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
while alive; during one's lifetime
distribution; allocation; dispensation; impartation
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
to employ the right person; to choose someone with the right qualities
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
bed and food; eating and sleeping
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
trial product; prototype model
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
knitting; knitted material; crochet
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing