adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
silent (esp. of the passing of the night); piercing (cold)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
depravity; corruption; degradation
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
mask; disguise; guise; mask
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
marriage proposal; marriage talks
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
sincere; earnest; serious
and; thereupon; because of that
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
near; close; beside; third person
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
just because; even if; even though
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
incident; affair; happening; event
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
two times; twice; two degrees
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then