France; French (language)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
new creation; new invention; new production; new breed
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
namely; that is (to say); in other words
preface; introduction; preamble
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
praise; glorification; extolment
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
how many people; a number of people
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(social) class; rank; grade