wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
powerful family; powerful clan
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
periodic; regular; routine
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; (arch.) (moving) slowly
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to be smeared; to be covered
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
that is to say; so that means
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal