proper; right; reasonable
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
being adopted into the family of one's bride
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
both; both sides; both parties
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
right (to do something); authority; power
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
sympathy; empathy; response
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
society; the world; the times
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
common people; ordinary people; masses
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)