setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
serious; severe; grave; acute
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
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)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to bring back; to restore
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
when; how soon; how long until
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to dye; to colour; to color
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment