drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
several people; a few people
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
that is to say; so that means
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
having an ancient and honorable origin
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn