to anticipate; to foresee
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
adopted daughter; foster daughter
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
separate; respective; different
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
receiver's shop; pawnshop which knowingly buys stolen goods
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
offender; transgressor; violator
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
well-bred; of good upbringing
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
travelling alone; solitary journey
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
sexual experience (with women)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front