king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
being adopted into the family of one's bride
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be conspicuous; to stand out
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right of succession; right to the throne
nothing but; except; no more than
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
8th day of the month; eight days
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
both (people); the two of them
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start