curious; strange; unusual
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
again and again; repeatedly
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
proposal; proposition; suggestion
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...