to make one's own; to take possession of
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
conference room; council room
person killed in action; the war dead
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
that is to say; so that means
footwear; footgear; shoes
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
nuisance; obstructive (person); troublesome (person)
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
like this; in this way; as you see
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
home; household; family; hearth
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
every evening; every night
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt