goodness; excellence; virtue
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
consideration; taking into account
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
successive generations; successive emperors
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
front; frontage; facade; main
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
when it becomes; when it comes to
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of