marriage proposal; marriage talks
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
bet; wager; stake; gamble
global scale; worldwide scale
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
electricity; (electric) light
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
uninhabited island; desert island
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to detain; to check; to restrain
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state