speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
similar color; similar colour
(walking with) one's toes turned out; duckfooted
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
progress; advance; improvement; development
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
middle class; bourgeoisie
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
doublet (14th-17th century men's jacket)
most attractive feature (of a person)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
from here; from this place