to mind; to care; to worry
way of talking; speaking style
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
odds and ends; all; every
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
this is why; this means; it is the case that
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
tool; implement; means; furniture
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to have meaning; to be meaningful
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
smoothly; easily; readily
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
great difference; big difference; wide margin
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help