cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
private; exclusive; secret
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
virile; tough; masculine; intense
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to accept; to receive; to agree
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
late at night; small hours of the morning
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
retainer; vassal; servant
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
beyond this point; from now on; after this
study; library; den; home office; reading room
being left out; being ostracized
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
don't worry about it; forget about it
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to install; to equip; to mount
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to rock; to shake; to swing
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just