marriage proposal; marriage talks
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
the same generation; coeval
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
as a child; when one was a child
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
now that; since; so long as; because
on bad terms; at loggerheads
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...