to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
without permission; without notice
moaning; muttering; complaining
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
grief; mourning; lamentation
to leave this world; to die
another's parent; another's parents
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
individual; private person; personal; private
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
wherein; therein; thereinto
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
connection; link; relationship
like a decent person; human
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
will; testament; last request
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
please; somehow or other; one way or another
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
now that; since; so long as; because
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
third day of the month; three days
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
estate sale; estate liquidation