marriage proposal; courtship
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
story; tale; talk; discussion
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
(your) daughter; young woman
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to serve; to work for; to attend