to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to shake; to waver; to tremble
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
marriage proposal; marriage talks
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
bodily sensation; sense; experience
the matter you have been talking about
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
offering a full report to a superior
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
special offers available for a limited time of the day; limited-time sale
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
how dare ...; how could ...
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
winter vacation (holidays)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away