to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to appear all together; to be all present
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
recommendation (by others)
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
real intention; true motive; true meaning
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
true state; actual condition; reality
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to squeeze out; to wring out
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
enumeration; citation; listing
a few years ago; some years back
celebrated flower; beautiful woman
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself