delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
opening session; anteroom
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
just because; even if; even though
it's been a long time; long time no see
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
personality; style; appearance
in that way; like that; that way
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to examine someone's expression
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
bishop (chess piece); bishop
while alive; during one's lifetime
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
power; authority; jurisdiction
no matter how much time passes
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be relieved of one's post
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)