now that; since; as long as; provided that
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
older brother; elder brother
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
six (long cylindrical things)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to lay aside; to set aside
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
for the first time in one's life
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance