to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
nothing but; none other than
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
younger brother and sister
half-sibling (with a different mother)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
schedule; program; programme; agenda
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
honour; honor; glory; privilege
favorite; favourite; habitually used
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
writing; composition; essay; sentence
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
future; possible; potential; prospective
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
princess; daughter of a nobleman
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
serious; severe; grave; acute
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful