courting; wooing; making advances
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
being good-for-nothing; useless person
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to live; to reside; to inhabit
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to garner interest; to attract attention
future years; in (one's) later years
several years; a few years
to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
enhanced gravity; high gravity
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
hard fight; difficult struggle
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
thunderous roar; roaring sound
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift