marriage proposal; courtship
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
person of culture; cultured person
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
proposal; proposition; suggestion
all present; all concerned; all of us
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly