bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to place firmly; to hit very hard
to face on; to look out on to
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
marriage proposal; marriage talks
person of doubtful origin
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
riskiness; (level of) danger
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
to have an erection; to become erect
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to care for someone; to look after someone
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander