duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to get drunk; to become tipsy
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
food and drink; eating and drinking
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
nonchalant air; unruffled air
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
future; possible; potential; prospective
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
sour look; surly face; pout
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
charming; fascinating; attractive
forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.); adoption
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to taste; to try (food or drink)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to fight each other; to clash
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to change completely; to change suddenly