searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
that's the way it is; such is life
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
settlement; solution; resolution
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
cripple; disabled person; invalid
silence (not speaking); muteness
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
the other day; a few days ago
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
with these words; while saying
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree