to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
something like ...; something called ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(period of) a year; during an era
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
such ... as; or some such
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
it is not (like that) either
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency