exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
marriage proposal; marriage talks
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
will not do; do not; does not
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
thought; consideration; thinking
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
that's the way it is; such is life
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
for example; for instance; e.g.
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to say no more; to sink into silence
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that is to say; so that means
important person; strategic person; key figure
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting