to be preeminent; to be outstanding
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
now that; since; so long as; because
(your, his, her) daughter
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to entrust; to leave to a person
three; three years of age
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
future (usually near); prospects
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
older sister; elder sister
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
several minutes; a few minutes
to pass (of time); to elapse
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer