since some time ago; for quite a while; already
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
alone; by oneself; on one's own
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to press a question; to cross-examine
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
early morning; early hours; early in the morning