the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
derivation; development; offshoot
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
main street; avenue; boulevard
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to sell off; to sell completely
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to detain; to take into custody
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
handrail; railing; banister
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
honour; honor; glory; privilege
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
bereavement; separation by death; loss
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
statue; picture; picture revealing character
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
manners; courtesy; etiquette
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
good old; good old-fashioned
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
along the road; along the way
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate