at that time; in those days
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
foreign; abroad; overseas
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
woman; female; feminine gender
to care for someone; to look after someone
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
such; like that; that sort of; very
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
disclosure; exposure; revelation
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
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
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
please (give me); please (do for me)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
long time; long interval; for quite some time
(some) more; even more; longer; further
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
to have the privilege of doing
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you