difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
it's been a long time; long time no see
to sit for an examination
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
private tutor; coach; governess
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
looks; personal appearance; features
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
absence; disregard; indifference
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
just a minute; small quantity
please (give me); please (do for me)
woman; lady; adult female
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
how; in what way; how about; questionable
what's what; heads or tails
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
sanity; consciousness; soberness
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to affect; to impact; to influence
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)