to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to watch over; to watch attentively
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
great swordsman; master fencer
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
(social) class; rank; grade
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh