privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
retroactive continuity (literary device); retcon
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
dancing or jumping for joy
republican form of government; republicanism
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
being very popular; being in great demand
wherein; therein; thereinto
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
out of character; unlike one
studying very hard; studying like mad
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
from the beginning; from scratch
re-education; retraining; in-service training
to slide into; to slip into
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough