appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
in one's own way or style
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
because of; owing to; due to
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
chilly; unpleasantly cold
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money