to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
something to wear; clothes
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to yearn for; to be in love with
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
out of character; unlike one
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
high-quality goods; choice goods
even though it is not; despite not
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.