There was a practice in those times, generated, like other involuntary struggles against wrong, by the absurdities in authority, of resorting to marriages, or rather plightings of troth, made in secret, and in the eye of heaven.
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Plighting
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contractcontract an engagementcornercountersigncovenantcrisiscrosscrunchcursedangerdangerous grounddeadlockdifficultiesdifficultydilemmadiscomposuredisconcertdisconcertednessdisconcertiondisconcertment
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disturbancedownerembarrassing positionembarrassmentemergencyendangermentengageengagementenigmaestateextremityfaithfine how-do-you-dofine kettle of fishfixfootinggaping chasmgathering cloudsguaranteehard knockshard lifehard lothardcasehardshiphazardhell to payhobbleholehot waterhouse of cardshow-do-you-doimbroglioimpasseimperilment
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irritationjamjeopardyjuncturelocationlotmake a promisemenacemessmixmodalitymodemorassmysterynonplusoathparlous straitsparolepasspawn
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perilperplexityperturbationpicklepinchplacepositionposturepotherpressurepretty passpretty picklepretty predicamentproblempromisepublish the bannspuzzlepuzzlementquagmirequandaryquicksandrankriddlerigorriskrocks aheadscrapesea of troublessituationsloughsolemn declarationsoupspotsqueezestandingstatestationstatusstewsticky wicketstorm cloudsstraitstraitsstressstress of lifeswampswearthin icethreattight spottight squeezetightropetrialtribulationtricky spottrothtroubletroublesunassurednessunderwriteunholy messupsetvale of tearsvicissitudevouchvowwarrantwarrantywordword of honor
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