not to be depended on; of little hope
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
surveillance camera; security camera
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
commandant; commanding officer; general
deep emotion; strong feelings
infant; baby; little child
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
wherein; therein; thereinto
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
public and private; official and personal; government and people