Larry Breaks the News to Mother

to take up the matter with smb; to mention smth casually; finally; to cone to the point; to explain patiently; to express one's point of view; not to like smb's taste in literature; to think badly of mystery stories; detective stories, books on cookery and gardening; to expect understanding from smb; to mean well; to do smth for smb's sake only

 

4. Mother Fails to See Larry's Point

to be puzzled; to be caught by surprise; not to suspect anything; to be annoyed with smb; to have fears about smth; to put smb off; no room; to be packed like herrings in a tin; to fail to fit thirteen people into the house; to point smth out to smb; to have no patience with smb; to advise; to let the Pension Suisse know about the arrival of several people; to reserve rooms; to try to make smb drop his idea; to get more and more worried; to find it difficult to manage things as it is; to treat smth as a catastrophe

 

Larry Suggests a Solution

to fail to understand; to make a fuss about smth; not to be put off;. the guests; impossible; to get in touch with smb; to be on one's way;. smth ought to be done; a perfectly sensible solution; from smb's point of view; had better; to move at once; without a fuss; to lose one's temper; to argue that...; to do good to smb; after all; to liven things up a bit; not to arrive all at once; to turn up one by one