helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
honour; honor; glory; privilege
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to threaten; to make threats
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
meeting; greeting; welcome