probability; likelihood; chances
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
serious; severe; grave; acute
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
number one; first; best; most; game; round
settlement; solution; resolution
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to grow up; to become an adult
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
you (plural); all of you; you all
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
such; like that; that sort of; very