gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
trivial; not amounting to much
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
that's true; of course; obviously
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
woman; female; feminine gender
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
this occasion; at this time; now
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate