lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
at that time; in those days
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
face contorted and about to cry
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
literally; to the letter; literal
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
generation; lifetime; age
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...