to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
one thin flat object; one sheet
wife who is older than her husband
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
face; looks; vestiges; trace
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
marriage proposal; marriage talks
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
formal marriage interview
polite; courteous; hospitable
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
even more; still more; further
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
one's own child; one's own children
being fond of children; person fond of children
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
generation; the world; the age
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple