marriage proposal; marriage talks
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
father; dad; husband; you; he
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
royal castle; imperial castle