memory; sense; experience
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
demotion; relegation; downgrading
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
something like ...; something called ...
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(present) head of a family
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
as (for); for; in the capacity of
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living