entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
homecoming; returning home
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
behind; in the rear; in back
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
briskly; quickly; promptly
to give directions; to issue instructions
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
almost; roughly; approximately
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake