deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
scoundrel; rascal; villain
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
one's birth mother; one's biological mother
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
younger half-brother (by a different father)
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
height (of a person); stature
intimidating air; sense of intimidation