promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
palatial residence; stately mansion
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
way of reciting; way of telling a story
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to show up; to appear; to turn up
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
writing (e.g. as a profession)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)