indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
woman; female; feminine gender
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
participation; joining; entry
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
but; however; even though; even if
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to worry about; to be vexed
when it becomes; when it comes to
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
modern man; modern person; modernist
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement