accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
in that manner; like that
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
older sister; elder sister
to have the privilege of doing
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
little by little; bit by bit
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to await; to wait for; to expect
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
the front; honest; upright; decent
after that; afterwards; thereafter
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
home delivery (of food); outside catering
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained