searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
use; utilization; utilisation; application
income; receipts; revenue
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
grasp; catch; understanding
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
I see; that's right; indeed
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
business; trade; operations; sales
elder sister; older female friend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy