payment in advance; forward delivery; delivery (of freight)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
kiss scene; kissing scene
temporary sewing; basting
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
elopement; running away with a lover
to put one's hand on; to touch
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
female part or role (drama, kabuki, etc.)
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
(one's) countenance; face
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
Jonathan; Jonathan's (family restaurant)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to lean against; to set against
young girl; lass; adolescent female
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
court (of law); courtroom
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
order; sequence; procedure
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
inner citadel; core; center; centre
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation