present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
mistress; kept woman; concubine
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
descendant; progeny; offspring
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
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
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
charming; fascinating; attractive
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
else; in addition; besides
strong-willed; strong of heart
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall