fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
sexy; popular; well-liked
marriage proposal; marriage talks
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
talk; conversation; dialogue
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
tedious; boring; being fed up with
together; at the same time; same; identical
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
of no interest; not interested
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to become better; to improve
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)