apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
without; unless; have to do
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
the front; honest; upright; decent
grandfather; male senior-citizen
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
remainder; the rest; what is left
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
root; source; origin; cause
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to subsist; to keep on living
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
orphan; person without friends