with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to speak; to say; to vocalize
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
... years old; age (of) ...
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to dye; to colour; to color
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to hide; to keep to oneself
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind