to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
regret; repentance; remorse
hairline; borders of the hair
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
meaning; significance; sense
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
just a minute; small quantity
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
interruption; suspension; break
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case