suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
such; like that; that sort of; very
race (of people); type of person
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
man; male; masculine gender
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to beat to death; to kill
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
such; this sort of; like this
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
completely changed; totally transformed
heir; inheritor; successor
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
pointing out; identification