to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to look away; to avert one's eyes
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
so; like this; in this way
to gather; to collect; to assemble
marriage ceremony; wedding
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
inside one's heart; in one's mind
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to apologize; to apologise
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to begin some form of lifestyle
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
royal capital; imperial capital
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on