yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
side effect; adverse reaction
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
sympathy; compassion; pity
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
capable of anything; liable to do
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
written oath; covenant; pledge
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)