assertion; declaration; affirmation
this for sure; certainly is
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
fixed date; appointed day
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
founder; originator; pioneer
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
serious; severe; grave; acute
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
prime minister; premier; chancellor
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
(political) power; authority; influence
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly