merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
transactions; dealings; business
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
society; the world; the times
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to invite in; to show someone in
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
permission; approval; authorization; license
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
light blue; pale blue; aqua
slim; slender; slight; delicate
limbs; arms and legs; body
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
full dress; formal dress; uniform
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)