clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to call a person's attention (to)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
suggestion; hint; implication
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
it hasn't been long since
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to pile up; to accumulate
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
sense of values; values; value system
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way