breaking off an engagement
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
about; concerning; related to; -ish
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in the same way as; just like
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
musical composition; tune
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room