desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
care; precaution; guarding; caution
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
just a minute; small quantity
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
town girl; girl raised in a town
charming; fascinating; attractive
(social) class; rank; grade
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
clearly; distinctly; vividly
affectation; showiness; pretence
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
anonymity; using an assumed name
lately; recently; nowadays
to have an idea; to have a clue
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to make a speech; to address
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
whispering; murmuring; subdued