(present) head of a family
chief; main; principal; important
markka (former currency of Finland); Finnish mark
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
no!; no no!; no, not at all
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
behaviour; behavior; conduct
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
survival; survivor; relic
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
very likely; very probable
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to be profitable; to yield a profit
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
inexpert or untrained eyes
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
about this time; about now
to make one's rounds; to patrol