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wife

2

drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation

1

marriage

3

unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal

1

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

1

ten-year-old; ten year old

3

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

1

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

1

many; much; plenty; hardly

2

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

different thing; another question; different case

1

ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

1

hiding; concealment

1

to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

5

outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)

1

minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

scarcity; rarity

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

2

scarce; rare

1

man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family

2

reasoning; logic; persuasion

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow

1

to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

3

to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure

1

illegitimate child; secret love child

1

another fief

1

rapid development; rapid unfolding

1

to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

1

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

1

to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

1

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

1

to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike

1

territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

1

activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

2

bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife

1

influence; clout; leverage

1

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

3

abnormality

1

His Majesty the King

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

to give directions; to issue instructions

1