thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
marriage proposal; courtship
adoration; admiration; devotion
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
older brother; elder brother
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
sensual love; love affair
outward appearance; apparent
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer