castle (in place names); castle; fortress
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
comparatively; relatively
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to lead someone around by the nose
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
felony; major offence; felon; old offender
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
(social) position; status
again and again; repeatedly
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
married man or woman; housekeeping
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
to say no more; to sink into silence
(one) could even say that
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
flying bird; soaring bird
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
(present) head of a family
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
marriage proposal; marriage talks
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
de facto wife; common-law wife
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed