achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
on bad terms; at loggerheads
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
going to and fro; back and forth
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
on the occasion of; at the time of
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
with a (light) slapping sound
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to fall off; to tumble down
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
it is I who should say so
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to try to do; to attempt to do
to lie deep in; to extend far back
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place