ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
most of all; extremely; supremely
imperial court; royal court
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
yearned for; longed for; missed
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
that is to say; so that means
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
man; male; masculine gender
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice