in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
to give; to do (something) for
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
cooperation; collaboration
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
heir; inheritor; successor
myself; yourself; I; me; you
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
at that time; in those days
that is to say; so that means
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
state of mind; mentality; psychology