palatial residence; stately mansion
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
exclamation point; exclamation mark
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
changing clothes; change of clothes
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
(another's) daughter; young lady
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
proposal; offer; request; application
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
both; both sides; both parties
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...