eldest daughter; first-born daughter
pride; dignity; self-respect
to happen to have on hand or in stock
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to feel oneself indebted to
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to change completely; to change suddenly
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
disinheritance; disowning
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
slight; insignificant; small
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
hospitalization; hospitalisation
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
supplementary classes or lectures
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
students attending lectures
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
study; diligence; discount; reduction
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving