to hide; to keep to oneself
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
sincere; earnest; serious
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
another; different; something else
first meeting; first interview with
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bluff; false show of power; bold front
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
unprecedented; never seen before
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
several times; a few times
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
title of honour; title of honor
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
imperial court; royal court
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
that kind; competition; match
to lean against; to set against
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
beyond that point; after that
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach