to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
particularly; only; in the case of
influence; clout; leverage
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to get a reputation as a philanderer
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
return to secular life (of a monk); secularization; secularisation
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
one's house; one's home; one's family
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
quiet; still; surreptitious
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
hostility; animosity; enmity
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
clearing one's throat; cough
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to discuss; to talk together
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to