marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
way of eating; how to eat
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to ask a question; to ask questions
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to happen to have on hand or in stock
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)