tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
door; gate; opening; title page
other side; opposite side; other party
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
decision; determination; resolution
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
wet nurse; nursing mother
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
keeping house; being confined to one's house
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
in the following manner; as follows
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl