mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
great-grandmother; great-grandma
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
negotiations; discussions; connection
Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
Cristina; Christina; Cristina (Brazil); Cristina (Spain)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
God's will; Heaven's will
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
one's family (home) background (environment)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
100,000; hundred thousand
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
within; inside of; less than