photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
bargain; good buy; budget
having children; attempting to conceive
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
each place; various places
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
even more; still more; further
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
although I say; although one might say; although called
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy