marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
in name only; titular; nominal
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
end; close; conclusion; termination
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
tacit; unspoken; implicit
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to send flying with a kick
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
return; relapse; recurrence
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
participant; entrant; player; competitor
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
bet; wager; stake; gamble