affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
princess; daughter of a nobleman