principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
letter; missive; note; mail
employer's house; master's house
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
such; this sort of; like this
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
one's manners; one's attitude
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to spit out; to eject; to dump
prompt answer; direct personal answer
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
pleasant feeling; good feeling
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep