splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
8000; eight thousand; many
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
employment (long term); hire
employee; employer; person hiring others
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
how long; how far; how much
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
confusion; mixing; merger
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
mutual understanding; agreement of wills
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
decorum; propriety; politeness
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
disorder; disturbance; unrest
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
type of occupation; occupational category
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
air of luxury; high class feel
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting