at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
another family; another house
being adopted into the family of one's bride
(present) head of a family
royalists; royalist faction
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to state; to express; to mention
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
individualism; egoism; selfishness
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
bribe; sweetener; douceur
lechery; debauchery; philandering
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later