to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(police) detective; criminal matter
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
older brother; elder brother
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
sleeping pill; sleep medication
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
the other day; lately; recently
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
event; phenomenon; matter
without; but if; otherwise; or else
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention