to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
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.)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to take off one's glasses
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to accept; to receive; to agree
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)