reliance; trust; faith; confidence
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to quit one's job; to resign
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be worried; to be troubled
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
don't worry about it; forget about it
please (give me); please (do for me)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
store buying and selling metal utensils and tools; hardware store; ironmonger's shop
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
favorite; favourite; habitually used
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
man; male; masculine gender
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
surely; certainly; without doubt
jumping to a wrong conclusion
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)