misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
sympathy; compassion; pity
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to jump at; to be attracted by
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to polish up; to shine up
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to need; to call for; to require
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
(social) position; status
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
spare time; free time; leisure time
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe