to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
image; figure; figure; form; image
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
time; hour; period; class
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
maneuvering ground; manoeuvring ground
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
practice; practising; training; study
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to head home; to leave for home
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
considerably; greatly; a lot
active; dynamic; behavioural
national character; regional character
floral decoration; floral ornament
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
stealthily; secretly; in secret