(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
work; business; company; study
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to taste; to try (food or drink)
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
going into battle; departure for the front
event; phenomenon; matter
Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
malicious; deliberately mean
to be engrossed; to be enthralled
during; for the duration of
each individual; each person
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
marital relationship; marital relations
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
match declared drawn due to injury
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined