to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
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
feudal lords; barons; princes
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 say; to tell; to mention
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
individualism; egoism; selfishness
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
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