old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
influence; effect; impact
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
individual; private person; personal; natural person
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
adopted daughter; foster daughter
dwelling; house; residence; address
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
founder; inventor; ancestor; forefather
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
treating (someone) like an object
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
very much; exceedingly; extremely
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to be slippery; to be slimy
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly