(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
housing district; residential district
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
surroundings; environs; circumference
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
moderate; proper; just right
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
such; like that; that sort of
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
general; popular; common; typical
home; household; family; hearth
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express