feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
one of these days; someday; one day
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
(period of) a year; during an era
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
virginity; maidenhood; maidenhead
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
showing one's face in public; facing another person
prayer (for something); supplication
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
go that far; to that extent
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
settlement; solution; resolution
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
how; in what way; by what means
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to pick up; to find; to gather
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
residence; abode; dwelling
many; much; plenty; hardly
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
hostility; animosity; enmity