second marriage; remarriage
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
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
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
it's been a long time; long time no see
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
occurrence; happening; incident; event