marital relationship; marital relations
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
having said that; on the other hand
can't help; won't make much difference
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
importance; emphasis; stress
moderate faction; moderates
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
capable of anything; liable to do
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
finely chiseled (features)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
new book; new publication
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
certain; definite; clear; credible
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
transactions; dealings; business
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
aforementioned; above-mentioned
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell