highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
wedded life; married life
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
as (for); for; in the capacity of
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
contradiction; inconsistency
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)