considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
naughty; mischievous; unruly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
at least; at most; (even) just
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be surprised; to be astonished
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over