by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
because of; owing to; due to
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(your) daughter; young woman
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
(social) position; status
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
thought; consideration; thinking
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to detain; to check; to restrain