man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
entering (government) service; attendance (at one's office); presenting oneself for duty
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
personal; individual; private
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
ten; 10; ten years of age
item; article; clause; section; point
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to slide into; to slip into
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
hearsay; learning by hearsay
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
bygones; the past; past event
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
programme; program; plans; arrangements