to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
the other day; a few days ago
instant; moment; for an instant
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to take over; to hand over
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
class; heading; group; category
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
at least; at most; (even) just
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
improvement of relations; rapprochement
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
blood relationship; blood relative
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to make an appeal; to urge
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as