marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
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
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
stark naked; completely naked; nude
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to repeat; to do over again
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other