to see through; to see the true nature of something
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
witty; smart and polished
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
drinking party; banquet; feast
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to have the privilege of doing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
as a child; when one was a child
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
invitation; introduction; temptation