in respect of; in regards to; as for
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
main question; real issue at hand
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to put on airs; to assume importance
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
marriageable age; chance of marriage
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(your) daughter; young woman
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to say (something) over one's shoulder
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to detain; to check; to restrain
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)