formal marriage interview
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
the same generation; coeval
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
private funds; own funds; private property
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
light; right; right field; right fielder
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
body and soul; mind and body
to subsist; to keep on living
to comfort; to console; to amuse
unmarried; not yet married
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while