men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
unfortunately; regrettably
departure; leaving; setting off
on and after; from ... onward; since
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
river; stream; River; the ... river
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)