part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
reopening; resumption; restarting
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
manacles; shackles; fetters
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
to take up one's residence
indulging in every possible luxury
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
very much; very many; more and more
the future; future prospects
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)