pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
good humour (humor); good mood
calm; composed; leisurely
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to quit one's job; to resign
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
town; city; municipal; urban
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
man; male; masculine gender
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome