very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
difference; variation; difference
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
until now; so far; up to the present
how many people; a number of people
woman; female; feminine gender
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
state legislator; member of state parliament; member of a provincial assembly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)