husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
chance (of success); odds
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
personal; individual; private
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
it's no joke; gimme a break!
negotiations; discussions; connection
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
control; management (e.g. of a business)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
programme; program; plans; arrangements
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding