argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
repechage; revival series
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
older sister and younger brother
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to escape death; to be saved from death
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
single word; a few words; brief comment
great hurry; great haste; rush
considerably; greatly; a lot
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to use up all one's strength
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to pick up; to find; to gather
first generation; founder
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)