to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
correction; revision; amendment
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
rather; sooner; preferably
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
reason; cause; circumstances
immediately; at once; instantly
one's house; one's home; one's family
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top