tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to keep watch; to stand guard
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
two times; twice; two degrees
distinction; discrimination
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
father; dad; husband; you; he
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
almost; roughly; approximately
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody