older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to attempt; to test; to try out
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to comfort; to console; to amuse
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
danger; peril; hazard; risk
study; research; investigation
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
riskiness; (level of) danger
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to take flight; to disappear
case worker; case officer
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to order; to command; to appoint
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me