commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
letter; missive; note; mail
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be infected; to be contagious
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
planned; scheduled; systematic
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
deep emotion; strong feelings
one's own child; one's own children
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
in the hospital; hospitalized
to spread; to be propagated
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
instability; insecurity; crankiness