marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
inseparable; indivisible; undetachable
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
walking alone; walking without assistance; self-reliance; being independent; unique; matchless
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
adherent; devotee; believer
dear; beloved; cherished; adored
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
main cause; primary factor
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
money matter; question of money; money trouble
composite; combined; complex
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup); small ornamental spoon
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
silver utensil; silverware
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
in one's hands; in one's control
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus