bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
supreme leader; ultimate leader
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
tattling; telling on (someone)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
firstborn; first child; eldest child
quite; utterly; really; completely
to blame; to find fault with
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
popular will; will of the people
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)