history of; experience of
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
duty; obligation; responsibility
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
counter for choices, options, etc.
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
that's the way it is; such is life
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
property; fortune; assets
legal; lawful; legitimate
having children; attempting to conceive
for use by children; for children
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
unpredictability; element of surprise
healthy; sound; wholesome
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly