being adopted into the family of one's bride
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
family chart and personal history
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
moment by moment; hour by hour
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
imitation; similar article; similar goods
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
fee; charge; rate; material
men and women of all ages
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly