information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to underrate; to make light of
be (that) as it may; having said that
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to keep away; to keep at a distance
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
messenger; envoy; emissary
official document; archives
to have one's name entered (in a list)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
imperial court; royal court
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
because of; owing to; due to
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to shake one's head (in denial)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
comparatively; relatively
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
discovery; detection; finding
aspect; phase; condition; modality
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well