outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
property; fortune; assets
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
approximate age; age range
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
empirical; from experience
elementary; basic; rudimentary
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances