learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
without cause; without reason
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
having gone too far to turn back
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
personal account (of); direct talks
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
front entrance; front door
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office