collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse; to remain faithful to one's lover
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
cameraphobia; dislike of having one's photograph taken
kindergarten entrance ceremony
to be blissful; to be very happy
extravagant (spending); generous; luxurious; bubbly; bubblelike
playful age; heyday of youth
joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman
steady; steady relationship; going steady
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
isolation; sense of isolation; feeling of being isolated
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
sexless; without sex; sexlessness
good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
help wanted advertisements
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
whole book (volume); complete episode
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)