plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to engage in lively conversation
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
soldier; combatant; warrior
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
in succession; one by one
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
(one's) countenance; face
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
opinion; intention; thought
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)