to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to be helpful; to be useful
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
even if not; even without
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to be worried; to be troubled
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
stealthily; secretly; in secret
pupil; student; schoolchild
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
lately; recently; nowadays
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to put on airs; to assume importance
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise