serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to become pale; to turn pale
to prostrate oneself before
several weeks; a few weeks
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
disinheritance; disowning
somewhere to go; place to go
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
in accordance with plans; just as planned
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to serve; to work for; to attend
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
even though things may appear this way