stagnation; hindrance; delay
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
modesty; humility; being humble
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
wedding ring; wedding band
maid; helper; help; assistance
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
boy; son; baby boy; young man
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
just because; even if; even though
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts