stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
that is to say; so that means
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
marriage proposal; courtship
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
please (e.g. forgive me); I beg of you; kindly; humbly
very much; exceedingly; extremely
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture