happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
several years; a few years
companion; partner; spouse
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
possible; likely; probable
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
on the occasion of; at the time of
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
second day of the month; two days
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head