the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
by myself; in person; by oneself
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
proposal; proposition; suggestion
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
so; like this; in this way
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
reception room; parlor; parlour
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to recall; to remember; to recollect
at once; immediately; right now
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
extract; excerpt; selection
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words