magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
siblings; brothers and sisters
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
bridal costume; wedding dress
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
marriage ceremony; wedding
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
well-bred; of good upbringing
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
himself; yourself; herself
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar