rather; better; instead; if anything
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
comparatively; relatively
close to the wall; alongside the wall
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
variation in color (colour); having a different color
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
time; season; period; phase; stage
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
way of speaking; intimation
very young; little; childish; immature
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
with a friendly grin; smilingly
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow