illegitimate family lineage
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
calm; composed; cool; quiet
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
small fraction; small proportion
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly