to look around; to survey
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
then; and (then); in that case; if so
marriage proposal; courtship
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
order; sequence; procedure
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love