if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
close; intimate; on good terms
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
correction; revision; amendment
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
discipline; training; teaching manners
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to subsist; to keep on living
either way; in any case; one way or another
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
alone; by oneself; on one's own
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
way of talking; manner of speaking
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
main street; avenue; boulevard
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off