environment; circumstance
rather; better; instead; if anything
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
trauma (usu. psychological)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
heir; inheritor; successor
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to have the privilege of doing
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem