short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
to work without sleep or rest
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to serve; to work for; to attend
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
near; nearby; not far off
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
glorious; honourable; splendid
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
another family; another house
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
(present) head of a family
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
ancestor; forefather; foremother
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
poisoning; kill by poison
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly