minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
complete set; all; everything
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to make one's heart flutter
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
had better ...; had better not ...
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to push away; to push aside; to shove
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold
to call again; to call someone back
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
secret; private; surreptitious
to press against each other; to huddle together
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above