(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
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)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
like a decent person; human
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to like; to love; to be fond of
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
honour; honor; glory; privilege
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
considerably; fairly; quite
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
preface; introduction; preamble
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)