counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
clearing of accounts; evening-up of accounts; liquidation
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
(present) head of a family
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
one's class (and legal domicile)
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
innocent; not guilty; harmless
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
completely; fully; entirely