beautiful woman; (a) beauty
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
charge d'affaires of embassy
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
old friend; old acquaintance
chapter one; first chapter
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
don't you think?; indicates question