transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (golf club); mine shaft; pit
skilled engineer (mechanic) who is clumsy in all other matters; person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
directions; instructions; usage method
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
quarrel; dispute; argument
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
curious; strange; unusual
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
polite; respectful; reverent
view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
everything working out as desired
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
having children; attempting to conceive
not worth considering; out of the question
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to become frayed; to become loose
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront