privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to engage in lively conversation
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
old friend; old acquaintance
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
one by one; one after another; successively
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
polish; improvement; burnishing
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable