marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
contradiction; inconsistency
indicate reason; infers some protest
this and that; one thing or another
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
over-fond parent; doting parent
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
indescribable; having no way to express
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to accept; to receive; to agree
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to fall off; to tumble down
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
any more; any further; any better; any longer