to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
that day; the very same day
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
this family; we; this house
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to demand money; to pester; to extort
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
second marriage; remarriage
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to be helpful; to be useful