to approach; to draw near
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to assemble; to set up; to construct
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
older sister and younger brother
mental health; mental hygiene
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
way one walks; one's walk
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge