speech; expression; wording; language
this occasion; at this time; now
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
with curious eyes; curiously
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
one's house; one's home; one's family
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
influential person; man of importance
formal marriage interview
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
marriage proposal; marriage talks
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded