bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
thought; consideration; thinking
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
candy; sweet; confectionary
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
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
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
meanwhile; in the meantime
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
birth; creation; formation
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die