pre-owned home; previously owned home; existing home
depression; recession; slump
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
trio; gang of three; threesome
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
love affair; sensual pleasures
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to collapse into; to flop onto
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
guilty verdict; guilty as charged
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
life imprisonment; life sentence
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
elder sister; effeminate man
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to