woman who forced her husband into marriage
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
present continuous tense; present progressive form
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
distant look; faraway look
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally