preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be needed; to be wanted
such ... as; or some such
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
belladonna (Atropa belladonna); deadly nightshade
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
of course; certainly; naturally
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
furnishings; implements; equipment
to sell off; to sell completely
family a woman has married into
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at