pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
pickoff attempt; throw to check a runner
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying