pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
decoration; ornamental item
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
that is to say; so that means
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
with a squelch (treading through mud, etc.); sinking into; piercing through; plunging into
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
helper; assistant; help; assistance
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
emotional strength; force of will
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
married life; sexual activities (of a married couple); conjugal intercourse; (sexual) intimacy
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
by sheer strength; by brute force
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to grumble about something (trivial)
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully