vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to fold up; to fold into layers
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
something like ...; something called ...
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
beginning; outset; first; onset
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
future (usually near); prospects
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
interior; inside; internal
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to manage something successfully; to be successful