as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
second day of the month; two days
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
up until now; as recently as the present
several times; once or twice
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
if you think about it; come to think of it
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty