century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
progress; advance; improvement; development
street; quarter; district; area
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to spit out; to eject; to dump
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
bitter experience (ordeal)
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
such; this sort of; like this
don't you think?; indicates question
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
for example; for instance; e.g.
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
man; male; masculine gender
similarly; same (idea); same (name)