to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
(insectile, especially moth) scales
having no idea; having no clue
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
cooking class; cookery school
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
steady; sound; reliable; solid
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
during a telephone call; busy line
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
more than usual; especially; particularly
family name; lineage; birth; clan
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification