the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
(arrogance and) insolence
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
social life; social intercourse
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
to refer to; to use as reference
how long; how far; how much
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
footwear; footgear; shoes
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
about when; about what time; how soon
stairs; stairway; staircase
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to bring; to take; to bring about
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
withdrawing from the castle
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses