baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable
married woman; another's wife
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
business trip; official trip
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
unopened; with an unbroken seal
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
sensual; erotic; carnal; lustful; lascivious; brutish
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
postponement; deferment; adjournment
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
talk about divorce or separation
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop