to detain; to check; to restrain
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
siblings; brothers and sisters
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to be prolonged; to drag on
relations; members of extended family
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
one's later years; final years (in life)
to dispose of; to sell off
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
equality; impartiality; evenness
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
(present) head of a family
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
one thin flat object; one sheet
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune