ignorant of the ways of the world
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
family; members of a family
that day; the very same day
festival; feast; carnival
inattention; absent-mindedness
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
the deceased; the departed
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to accept; to receive; to agree
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
father and mother; parents
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
relatively; comparatively
sense of values; values; value system
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
villain; baddie; the villain's part
signature phrase; signature saying
common people; ordinary people; masses
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
future (usually near); prospects
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
other than; excluding; without
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to come and go; to go back and forth