inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
woman; lady; adult female
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
difficult to ...; hard to ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
unmarried; not yet married
accurate; correct; precise; exact
(present) head of a family
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
ability; capability; skill
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
tide; current; tendency; trend
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)