hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
student marriage (esp. university, college, etc. students)
to hurt; to smart; to sting
patterns of thinking; train of thought
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
huge win; overwhelming victory
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
while crying; tearfully; in tears
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
daytime television serial; soap opera
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
talk about divorce or separation