true character; real nature
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to start working; to take action
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
The Count of Monte Cristo (1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas)
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
Melchizedek; Melchisedech
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
that is to say; so that means
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to spread; to be propagated
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
comfort; consolation; diversion
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
by all means; by all costs
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
clanging; empty; deserted