detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
wedded life; married life
nothing but; none other than
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
marriage proposal; courtship
financial power; financial means; wealth
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
property; fortune; assets
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
forevermore; for eternity
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
like water; like it grows on trees
source of funds; resources; finances
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for