escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
as a child; when one was a child
having said that; on the other hand
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to stay (at); to stop (at)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
greeting; a fine thing to say