one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
home area; home town; local
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
leaving school during a term
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
in good health; alive and well; going strong
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
moving; changing residence; change of address
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
earnestly; repeatedly; patiently
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
reality; actuality; hard fact
answering machine; answerphone
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
this occasion; at this time; now
trouble; bother; annoyance
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
feelings; thoughts; meaning