to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
our country; our land; one's own country
direct descent; direct line
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to accept; to receive; to agree
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
unmarried; not yet married
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
Magdalena (Colombia); Magdlena (Mexico)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
at that time; in those days
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
having said that; on the other hand
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
power balance; balance of power
to be appointed to a rank
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons