good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
three; three years of age
wedding ring; wedding band
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to look away; to avert one's eyes
simply; merely; only; solely
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to stop walking; to pause
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)