letter; missive; note; mail
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
opinion; point of view; visual point
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
threat; intimidation; menace
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
woman; female; feminine gender
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
how; in what way; how about
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to say; to tell; to state; to do
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be worried; to be troubled
even though; despite; when
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
such; this sort of; like this