proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
courtesy call; courtesy visit
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
being somewhat excited (agitated)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
child born out of wedlock; illegitimate child; love child
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
at a moment's notice; readily
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
this, that and the other; this and that
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged