eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to be born; to come into this world
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
classism; class discrimination
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
family a woman has married into
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
selection; choice; screening
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
office job; clerical work
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
I see; that's right; indeed
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch