drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to fall ill; to become indisposed; 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 lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
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; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
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); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to like; to love; to be fond of
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
honour; honor; glory; privilege
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
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; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
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