to half-rise to one's feet
to slide into; to slip into
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
complete stranger; total stranger
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to break the silence; to break one's silence
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
husband and wife; married couple
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to pause; to have a short intermission
father; dad; husband; you; he
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
at that time; in those days
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
selection; choice; option
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to become completely chilled