not necessarily so; is not always true
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
this family; we; this house
ago; since; before; previous
pointing out; identification
several people; a few people
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
husband and wife; married couple
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
probability; likelihood; chances
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
possible; likely; probable
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
memory; sense; experience
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
beyond that point; after that
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle