natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
this world; this life; this generation; present day
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
coincident with; while; simultaneously
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
on the occasion of; at the time of
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
living room (Western style); sitting room
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
body; physique; build; stature
last night; yesterday evening
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
reason; cause; circumstances
you; (arch.) your residence
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
power balance; balance of power
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
true character; true heart; true spirit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
as (for); for; in the capacity of
just a minute; small quantity
evil design; crafty plan; plot
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(present) head of a family
in person; personally; directly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)