to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
proposal; offer; request; application
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
adopted daughter; foster daughter
family a woman has married into
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
perfectly reasonable; completely natural; perfectly good (e.g. reason)
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident