why; how; for what reason
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
really; truly; indeed; good grief
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
(political) power; authority; influence
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
another family; another house
sons and daughters; children; girl
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
isolation; being alone; being friendless
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
sympathy; compassion; pity
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
marriage proposal; marriage talks
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
queen (consort); empress (consort)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn