light blue; pale blue; aqua
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
popular person; favorite; favourite
having an ancient and honorable origin
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
rating; classification; allocation; grading
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
one's house; one's home; one's family
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to bawl; to cry; to scream
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
calming down; quieting down