roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
how; in what way; circumstances
interruption; suspension; break
long time; long interval; for quite some time
granted that; even if; even though
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
to put one's heart into; to devote oneself to
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
straight-laced person; stubborn person
military affairs; military people
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to sink (into); to get depressed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan