horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
that; the matter in question
without permission; without notice
marriage proposal; marriage talks
presence; sitting with; being with
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
talk; conversation; dialogue
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
still (continuing); as ever; further
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
next term; next period; next version; next release
this is why; this means; it is the case that
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
in succession; one by one
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time