jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
pregnancy; conception; gestation
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
future (usually near); prospects
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to despair of; to see the vanity of
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
in the same way as; just like
stairs; stairway; staircase
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of