handsome youth (male); pretty boy
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
eldest grandson of an Emperor in the line of descent
clerk at the information desk
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
personification; impersonation; embodiment
royalty and titled nobility
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
to shout (in anger); to yell
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
by your leave; with your permission
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to take a veneer off something
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)