unmarried; not yet married
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
difficult to ...; hard to ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
while; during; while; although; all; both
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
don't you think?; indicates question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
rather; better; instead; if anything
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving