good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to slim down; to lose weight
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
stifled (laughter); simmering
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
every person; each one; everybody
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to have one's name entered (in a list)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
good-quality; superior in quality
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
other; another; over; more than; I; me
difficult to ...; hard to ...
support; backing; aid; assistance
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace