unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
one's real father; natural father; biological father
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
difference; variation; difference
literally; to the letter; literal
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
care; precaution; guarding; caution
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to appear all together; to be all present
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to laugh away; to laugh off
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
hostility; animosity; enmity
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
of course; certainly; naturally
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of