de facto marriage; common-law marriage
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
princess; daughter of a nobleman
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
to look down over; to look down on
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
squatting; sitting; breaking down; stopping (e.g. of car engine)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be entrusted with; to be asked to
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
such; like that; in that way
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
eighth day of the month; eight days
brave general; great soldier
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
vacant house; unoccupied house
shell (e.g. electron shell)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
morning fog; morning mist
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days