study; pursuit of knowledge
social life; social intercourse
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
world; society; people; the public
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
heir; inheritor; successor
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
land near a castle; castle town
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
investment; contribution; financing
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret