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marriage; matrimony

4

winning by opponent's resignation

1

to be engrossed; to be enthralled

1

being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge

1

declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility

2

criticism; critique; review; commentary

3

desire to protect

2

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

1

admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)

1

not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew

1

delicately; weakly; gently; supplely

1

aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things

1

Rhea (goddess)

1

to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to

1

bereavement; separation by death; loss

1

lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters

3

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

one's whole life

1

to leave this world; to die

1

maturity; ripeness

1

it's already too late

1

having many difficulties in store; grim prospects

1

increase in population; population growth

1

reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)

3

grave; serious; alarming

2

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

2

(one's) quota; assignment

3

lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy

3

row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

2

to flare up; to fly into a rage

1

convention; tired tradition; old custom

1

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)

1

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

1

dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)

2

the Seven Wise Men (of Greece); the Seven Sages of Greece

5

to forget to put in; to leave out

1

to become famous

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

1

sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser

1

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

1

mummy

3

bank; coast; shore

1

beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks

1

maximum; local maximum

1

the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

1