study; diligence; discount; reduction
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
scale; scope; plan; structure
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to rank next to; to come after
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
previous engagement; prior contract
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
in that way; thus; so; so?
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)