taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
sanction; approval; decision
discretion; judgement; judgment
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
our country; our land; one's own country
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
professor; teaching; instruction
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
young person; youth; young
diligent; hard-working; industrious
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
your daughter; young woman
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with