townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest
cleavage (between breasts)
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
starting point; starting line
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one; self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
deceased; late; dead; departed
whispering into a person's ear
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
transfer; assignment; conveyance
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
acquaintance; close friend
news of someone's death; obituary
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
stylish; smart; (hair) dressed in a Western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound