to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
instability; insecurity; crankiness
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
besides; moreover; in addition
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
of course; certainly; naturally
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
father; dad; husband; you; he
together; at the same time; same; identical
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
bygones; the past; past event
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional