high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
modesty; humility; being humble
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
without reservation; freely; frankly
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
senility; dotage; decrepitude
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
firm; strong; solid; stable
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
seniority by length of service
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
our country; our land; one's own country
motherland; fatherland; native country
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
entry into port; arriving in harbor