red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to rally; to make a comeback
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to that degree; to that extent; that much
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
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)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(present) head of a family
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
and yet; though; when; in spite of