one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be dispersed; to get separated
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
every year; yearly; annually
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
it is not (like that) either
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
letter; missive; note; mail
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
elder sister; effeminate man
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
right in the midst of; right at the height of
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple