eyesight; vision; visual acuity
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
pride; dignity; self-worth
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
and yet; despite (all) that
king; monarch; ruler; champion
personality; style; appearance
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
the lower classes; the masses; the common people; underclass; riffraff
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
cheek rouge; blusher; blush
charming; fascinating; voluptuous