to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
temporary; transitory; short-lived
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
for use by children; for children
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
older sister and younger brother
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to have a hard time of it
serious; severe; grave; acute
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
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
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
established practice; custom
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
variety of goods; number of articles
bulk buying; buying in quantity; stocking up (on)
rich person; wealthy person