request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
girl; young (unmarried) woman
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money
since when; from when; how long
criticism; critique; review; commentary
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
rare; uncommon; not often seen
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
strong interaction; strong force
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
recollection; remembrance; reminiscence
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to some extent; to a certain extent
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
sad news; news of a death; death notice