to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
reconciliation of interests; settlement of interests
indirection; indirectness
coordinator; coordinating role
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
busy; having no (free) time
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
age relationship; luck attending age
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
bombshell announcement (statement)
springy (texture); doughy; elastic