to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
(social) position; status
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
almost; roughly; approximately
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to like; to love; to be fond of
any more; any further; any better; any longer
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
to well up; to burst; to arise
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
househusband; stay-at-home dad
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
maintenance; preservation; improvement
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
huge rock; firmness; solidity
the very best; excellent; superb
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
as; because; with; due to
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
regular time; stated period
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with