to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to pretend; to act (as if)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
concealing one's talents, status, intentions, etc.; maintaining a strict incognito; self-effacement
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
one's daughter and heiress
means; way; method; measure
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes