brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
opposite; reverse; contrary
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
reaching; attaining; arrival
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
difference; variation; difference
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
at that time; in those days
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
older sister; elder sister
another family; another house
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
regret; repentance; remorse
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
originally; by nature; from the start
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
second marriage; remarriage
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
sympathy; compassion; pity
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
self-deprecating; self-mocking