(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to say; to be called; to do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
but; however; provided that
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
in comparison to; rather than
question; inquiry; enquiry
preference; priority; precedence
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
though; notwithstanding; although
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
choices; alternatives; options
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation