(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
what kind of; what sort of; what
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)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
personal history; background; career
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
very much; exceedingly; extremely
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
inheritance; something given or received
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
layaway; lay-bye; layaway plan
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to come to one's senses; to calm down
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
curious; strange; unusual
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean