sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
doctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician; (one's) primary care physician; family doctor; general practitioner
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
retort; back talk; backchat
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
(another's) daughter; young lady
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
cosmopolitan (international) way of thinking; feeling for the wider world
family chart and personal history
a push; another effort; one more effort
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
marriage proposal; marriage talks
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
sons and daughters; children; girl
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
(another's) child; child; kid
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
bereavement; separation by death; loss
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
middle of the night; dead of night
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic