mistress; kept woman; concubine
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
this family; we; this house
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
raging fire; conflagration
world; society; people; the public
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
love affair; love relationship
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
death from disease; death from illness
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to yell; to rant; to rave
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)