change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
will not do; do not; does not
if it is (the case that ...)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
rich person; wealthy person
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
property; fortune; assets
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
wealthy person; millionaire
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
wife and children; (arch.) wife
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
door; gate; opening; title page
military officer; naval officer
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn