wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
to catch the eye; to attract attention
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
besides; in addition; also; moreover
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
of tender years; very young
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to hold fast; to protect to the end
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole