able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to lead someone around by the nose
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
accession to the throne; enthronement
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
spurious letter; apocryphal book; forgery
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
whispering; murmuring; subdued
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
to need; to call for; to require
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)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
speech; expression; wording; language
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly