to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
simply; merely; only; solely
you could say; you might say; verging on the
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
nature; property; disposition
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
in swarms; in great crowds
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to watch steadily; to stare
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to wait for a ripe moment
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market