true state; actual condition; reality
many people; a large number of people
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
another; different; something else
this (very thing); this precisely
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
even more; still more; further
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
number of times; frequency; count
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
source of information; intelligence source; message source
suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
marriage proposal; courtship
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
premarital sexual relations