affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
auspicious sign; good omen
outside the city area; suburbs
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
without permission; without notice
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
original home; birthplace; originator
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style