pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
at least; at most; (even) just
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
attendance; presence; appearance
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
decoration; ornament; trimmings
bridal costume; wedding dress
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
family; relatives; dependents; household
(present) head of a family
common people; ordinary people; masses
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
in its entirety; whole; wholly
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy