to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
outside the country; abroad
how; in what way; by what means
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
face contorted and about to cry
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to support each other; to support one another
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
many; much; plenty; hardly