inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
by sheer strength; by brute force
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
opposite side; other side; other party
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
good young man; agreeable youth
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
for lack of anything better to do
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
leadership; initiative; spearhead
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
price; cost; value; worth; value
covered with; stained; smeared
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to leave as is; to ignore
adultery; illicit intercourse; secret communication (e.g. with the enemy)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer