collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
family; relatives; dependents; household
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
(your) daughter; young woman
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
vitality; energy; dynamism
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
because; for; the reason why is ...
probe each other; sound each other out
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
battlefield; battleground
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
marriage proposal; marriage talks
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
technical skill; ability; capacity
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
if it is the case that ...
possession; retention; maintenance
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused