the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
marital relationship; marital relations
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
festival; feast; carnival
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
one's heart; at one's discretion; in one's hands
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
here and there; in places
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart