(made of) stone; stone-built
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
biological child; one's own child
change; alteration; modification
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to keep secret; to conceal
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
impossible; unlikely; improbable
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
cannot be compared with; no match for
intermission (between acts); interlude
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
rule; reign; government; governing
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
thousands; several thousand
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears