to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
commodore; brigadier general
whispering into a person's ear
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
Scotch; Scotch whisky; Scotch tweed
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
this (very thing); this precisely
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
from one's seat; without stirring
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(someone else's) child; child; kid
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority