to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
indeed; really; truly; very much
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
story; tale; talk; discussion
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
Amor Vincit Omnia (painting by Caravaggio)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
(another's) daughter; young lady
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
church; cathedral; chapel