before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
if you think about it; come to think of it
company management; managing a company
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
parent-child relationship
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
thorough; exhaustive; complete
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
future; possible; potential; prospective
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to approach; to draw near
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to say; to be called; to do
it is I who should say so
(another's) daughter; young lady
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to throw at; to turn; to raise
rapid succession (e.g. questions)