setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
municipal (civic) law; domestic law; national law
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
sundry; various; assorted
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
application; request; petition
rustic bunting (Emberiza rustica)
stature; build; height; size; physique
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
independent action; acting alone
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
mature woman; middle-aged woman
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to arrive; to come to pass
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
cash bonus; reward; bounty
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
trees and stones; unfeeling person
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone