falling in love; attachment
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
forcibly; by force; against one's will
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
steering (of a boat); steerage
direct control; direct supervision
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory