son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to be worried; to be troubled
supply; supplying; replenishment
manners; behavior; behaviour
to apologize; to apologise
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to see through; to see the true nature of something
indicate reason; infers some protest
surely; certainly; without doubt
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
difficult to ...; hard to ...