old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
studies; schoolwork; classwork
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
young noblewoman; princess
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
branch office; branch store
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
confidentially; privately; off the record
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
gem; jewel; precious stone
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
approximate age; age range
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)