powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
one's post; place of work; workplace
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
rich person; wealthy person
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
store; reserve; stock; savings
future prospects; promise
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
looking depressed; long face
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
your daughter; young woman
attractive face and figure
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to grow up; to become an adult
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day