start of a romance; beginning of love
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
study group; study meeting
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
marriageable age; chance of marriage
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable