a few minutes later; after a few minutes
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
of tender years; very young
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
wedded life; married life
many colors; many colours
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
to keep a house; to run a household
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
relations with one's relatives; socializing with relatives; treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms with someone as if they were a relative
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
as many (people) as possible
distress; wretched condition
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration