learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
review; reconsideration; revision
one's possessions; ownership
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to go out and away; to leave
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
should; must; -able; probably; likely
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
story; tale; talk; discussion
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
noisy; confused; uproarious
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
now that; since; so long as; because
manners; courtesy; etiquette
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
main question; real issue at hand