appointing to a responsible post; making much of
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to tumble down; to roll down
modesty; self-control; discretion
to brush off; to shake off
going through; going via; going by way of
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
eligibility for election; suffrage
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
correction; revision; amendment
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better