to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
number one; first; best; most; game; round
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
had better ...; had better not ...
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
tone (of voice); manner of talking
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to ask; to enquire; to query
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion