these guys; these fellows
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to begin; to set about; to start
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
whatever the case; under any circumstances
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
that is to say; so that means
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
marriage proposal; courtship
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
very much; exceedingly; extremely
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
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
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
already; now; no longer; not any more
and so; therefore; for that reason
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
difference; discrepancy; variation