to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
charming; fascinating; attractive
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
strong-willed; strong of heart
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be injured; to sustain a wound
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
suspicion (of others); jealousy
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
in the end; at the end of the day
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
leadership; initiative; spearhead
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits