to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
contrived; false-sounding
remarkable; striking; obvious
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
dated; date; fixed; external
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
manners; behavior; behaviour
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
same generation; one's generation
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity