foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
parallel world; parallel universe
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
madness; craziness; insanity
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
guaranteed; authentic; certified
welcome; (warm) reception
old friend; old acquaintance