rival; competitor; competition
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
just one person; only one
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
long slits (esp. of eyes)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
being startled; getting a shock
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
pregnancy; conception; gestation
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable