making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
feminine; womanly; female
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
testimony; (verbal) evidence
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
courting; wooing; making advances
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
three persons; three parties
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
whole face; all over one's face
surpassing everything; better than anything; to be better than anything
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to be damaged; to receive damage
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to stare back at; to look back at
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
this (very thing); this precisely
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently