laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
shameless; shameless person
harm; injury; evil (influence)
verbal promise; one's word
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
ability; capability; competence; skill
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to affect; to impact; to influence
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
in person; personally; directly
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
at a young age; while still young
the way one works; one's working manner
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
close; intimate; on good terms
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to speak ill of; to disparage
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to complain; to lodge a complaint