close; intimate; on good terms
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
family a woman has married into
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
this occasion; at this time; now
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
three generations; three periods; third generation
king's younger brother; royal brother
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
other side; opposite side; other party
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
being in love with each other
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
Magdalena (Colombia); Magdlena (Mexico)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene