father; dad; husband; you; he
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
charming; fascinating; attractive
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
way; method; means; resource; course
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to take a breath; to take a short rest
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
and yet; though; when; in spite of
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to laugh away; to laugh off
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer