marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to begin talking; to open up
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
opposite; reverse; contrary
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
excursion; field trip; school trip
great hurry; great haste; rush
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
at that time; in those days
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
buffet; self-service meal
form; method; system; formula
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
it was very good of you to come; glad to see you
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
doing whatever one pleases
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action