head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
forty-ninth day after a person's death
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
as (for); for; in the capacity of
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
insurance payout; insurance money
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
review (of learned material); revision
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
report; notification; registration
board of directors; board of trustees
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
otherwise; or else; if not
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
chance; opportunity; occasion
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
from the beginning; from scratch
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)