Chapter 1 | As Happy As A Lark

• Head over heels - Very excited or deeply in love
• Tying the knot - Getting married
• Happy bunny - Very happy
• Jump for joy - Be extremely happy and excited
• Icing on the cake - Something additional that makes a good thing even better
• Pleased as punch - Extremely pleased or satisfied
• Thrilled to bits - Extremely happy or excited
• Tickled pink - Delighted or pleased
• On top of the world - Feeling extremely happy and successful
• Out on the town - Going out and enjoying oneself in the city
• Extricating - free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
• Unobtrusively - in a way that is not conspicuous or attracting attention.
• Hastily - with excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly.
• Preamble - a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction.
• Retort - a sharp, angry, or witty reply.
• Dire - extremely serious or urgent.
• Gravity in his tone - solemnity of manner (in someone's tone)
• Elicit - evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.
• Babbling - the action or fact of talking rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
• Cheeks flaming - (of a person's face) suddenly become red with intense emotion, especially anger or embarrassment.