feminine handwriting; woman's hand
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to state; to express; to mention
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to complain; to make a complaint
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
not counting (as anything significant)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend