marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
because of; owing to; due to
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to badger; to pester; to beg
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
sense of duty (obligation)
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
with a friendly grin; smilingly
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
virgin; innocent young woman
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
household; home; family; housekeeping
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of