inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
ten; 10; ten years of age
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
guaranteed; certified; warranty included
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
nice; likeable; desirable
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to emphasize; to attach importance to
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
battlefield; battleground
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside