to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
news; word; tidings; omen
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
going home from work; on the way home from work
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
reception room; parlor; parlour
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
unmarried; not yet married
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
presence; sitting with; being with
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
custom; practice; convention; precedent
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
questions and answers; dialogue
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
it's no joke; gimme a break!
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
until now; so far; up to the present
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
bolt from the blue; great surprise