to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
determination; resolution
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
of great promise; with a promising future
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post