disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
thrifty; frugal; economical
study; pursuit of knowledge
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
... years old; age (of) ...
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
and yet; though; when; in spite of
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to complain; to make a complaint
to repeat; to do over again
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
all night long; all through the night