to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
dated; date; fixed; external
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be able to manage somehow or another
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
final; eventual; ultimate
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
please (give me); please (do for me)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
covering; protection; backing; relief
to face; to go towards; to head towards
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
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)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant