(present) head of a family
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
surmise; guess; inference
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities; to slip away; to abscond
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
lord of a manor; estate steward
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together