copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
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 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
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
that is to say; so that means
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
marriage proposal; courtship
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
please (e.g. forgive me); I beg of you; kindly; humbly
very much; exceedingly; extremely
marriage proposal; marriage talks
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
(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
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
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
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
already; now; no longer; not any more
and so; therefore; for that reason
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
difference; discrepancy; variation
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of