entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to glare at each other; to confront each other
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
simply; merely; only; solely
close; intimate; on good terms
genuine; authentic; true; real
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
(present) head of a family
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)