live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
marriage proposal; marriage talks
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to be badly made; to fail
companion; partner; spouse
by sheer strength; by brute force
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
beforehand; in advance; previously
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
succession; continuation; series; sequence
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
restricted; confined; unfree
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
continuation; succession; series
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
in deep black; in jet black
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
right beside; close to; nearby