image; figure; figure; form; image
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
less than ...; smaller ...
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
the same generation; coeval
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
how many people; a number of people
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
in one's own way or style
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to badger; to pester; to beg
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
in name only; titular; nominal
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
common rue (Ruta graveolens)
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
manners; behavior; behaviour
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
that year; same year; same age
(physical) growth; development
letter; missive; note; mail
somehow; for some reason or other