to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
audience (with someone of high standing)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
looks; features; (personal) appearance
fashion show model; catwalk model; runway model
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
strong-willed; strong of heart
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
in that manner; like that
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
funny story; funny anecdote
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
forced laugh; forced smile
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial