to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
middle of the night; dead of night
to comfort; to console; to amuse
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
registration; accession; register; entry; record
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
leadership; initiative; spearhead
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
capital; funds; seed money; asset
at that time; in those days
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
suffix for familiar person
family; members of a family
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
greeting; a fine thing to say
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot