self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
under control (e.g. of territory)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
secret; private; surreptitious
independence movement; mutually independent
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
information; news; report; reward; retribution
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
future outlook; outlook for the future
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
etude; study; study (in painting, sculpture, etc.); trial work; improvisational theatre
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
July Revolution (France, 1830)
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to be enchanted; to be charmed
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
refugee; exile; displaced persons
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
woman; lady; adult female
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
many; numerous; various; large number of
history of one's love affairs