a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to say; to tell; to state; to do
(your) daughter; young woman
be (that) as it may; having said that
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to thrust before; to thrust at
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to become an expert; to be master at
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
opening fully; full throttle; full power
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
main cause; primary factor
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task