unseasonable; out of season
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
tone (of voice); manner of talking
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
presence; sitting with; being with
and; thereupon; because of that
duty; function; office; mission; task
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to say; to tell; to state; to do
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
indeed; really; truly; very much
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
marriage proposal; marriage talks
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
forcibly; against one's will
to detain; to check; to restrain
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still