waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
in accordance with; subordinate to
meanwhile; in the meantime
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
(alone and) absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; all alone; (all) by oneself
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
running water; flowing water; stream
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
religious leader; religious figure; religious practitioner
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to be conspicuous; to stand out
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
with a chuckle; with a giggle
ill will; malice; evil intent
to frolic about; to mess around
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
each and all; every single one; everybody
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
difference; discrepancy; variation
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
good humour (humor); good mood
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
how much; how many; however
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
around the neck; neck size (measurement)