recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to pile up; to accumulate
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
expression; presentation; representation; notation
don't you think?; indicates question
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to feel; to sense; to experience
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
(your) daughter; young woman
originally; by nature; from the start
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
sense of duty (obligation)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect