that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to spend a night together
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to apologize; to apologise
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
eternal; unlimited; endless
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to be perturbed; to be agitated
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
formal marriage interview
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
how many people; a number of people
severe; strict; tough; hard
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
either way; in any case; one way or another
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
slowly and quietly; smoothly
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
finger flick to the forehead