more and more; increasingly; all the more
shades of evening; dead of night
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
great hurry; great haste; rush
door; gate; opening; title page
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
middle of the night; dead of night
courtesy call; courtesy visit
guidance; leadership; leading the way
husband and wife; married couple
reception hall (in a temple or palace)
sitting opposite each other
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
three; three years of age
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
youthful; young; young-looking
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to state; to express; to mention
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
person of ability; person of high calibre; talented individual
several years; a few years
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
whatever (the case may be)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
to become pale; to turn pale
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be worried; to be troubled