laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
one by one; one each; one at a time
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
good young man; agreeable youth
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
monetary; financial; pecuniary
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
looking pale; looking unwell
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
generation; the world; the age
to change completely; to change suddenly
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
higher rank; better position
same crime; being equally guilty
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient