direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
in this way; thus; such; uh...
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
how long; how much; to what extent
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
after a long time; for the first time in a while
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)