normalcy; normality; normal
marriage proposal; courtship
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
falling in love; attachment
bridal costume; wedding dress
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
proposal; offer; request; application
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
in the end; on top of that
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
talk; conversation; dialogue
many people; a large number of people
man; male; masculine gender
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
power; authority; influence
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting