coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
breath; breathing; tone; mood
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
woman; lady; adult female
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
advance; moving forward; progress
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
act of mercy; helping another person
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
(not) even once; (not) ever
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle