adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to be embarrassed; to lose face
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
to knock down; to knock off
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to smirk; to grin broadly
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
gathering (esp. troops); getting together; mustering
expression; look; countenance; face
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
platoon commander; section commander
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)