| yesterday morning | run | black | 
| suit | enormous | bunch | 
| arms | housemate | wedding party | 
| asked | lead | a lot of | 
| guests | song | sing | 
| memories | responsible | heavy/ hard | 
| task | hurry | didn't we? | 
| town hall | part | service | 
| next/ after that | finally | marvellous | 
| zwart | rennen | gisterochtend | 
| bos (de) | geweldige | pak (het) | 
| trouwfeest (het) | huisgenoot (de) | armen | 
| een heleboel | leiden | gevraagd | 
| zingen | lied (het) | gasten | 
| zware | verantwoordelijk | herinneringen | 
| immers | haast (de) | taak (de) | 
| dienst | gedeelte (het) | gemeentehuis (het) | 
| geweldig | tot slot | vervolgens | 
| times | finish | young people | 
| education/ training | studies | marriage | 
| was (not) the thing to do | society | happens | 
| although | many people | objections | 
| register | in connection with | pension | 
| possible | households | preference | 
| factor | happy | partners | 
| divorce | elderly people | after that | 
| deceased | relationship | separately | 
| jongeren | maken af | tijden | 
| huwelijk (het) | studie (de) | opleiding (de) | 
| komt voor | samenleving (de) | hoorde | 
| bezwaren | velen | hoewel | 
| pensioen (het) | in verband met | registreren | 
| voorkeur (de) | huishoudens | eventuele | 
| partners | gelukkig | factor (de) | 
| nadat | ouderen | scheiden | 
| apart | relatie (de) | overleden | 
| a bit lonely | 
| ongezellig |