postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
single-mother household; fatherless family
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
father; dad; husband; you; he
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to discuss; to talk together
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
such; like that; that sort of; very
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
police officer; policeman; constable
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
determination; resolution
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
probability; likelihood; chances
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
verbal message; word (from someone)
entreaty; supplication; petition
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
glad countenance; joyful look