being upright and cleanhanded
good person; virtuous person
around the world; throughout the world
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
like that; that way; thus
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
empirical; from experience
to keep watch; to stand guard
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder