elegance; refinement; (refined) taste; elegant arts; refined pursuits
personality; style; appearance
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
as (for); for; in the capacity of
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
posterity; future generations; future life
first meeting; first interview with
back off!; leave me alone!
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
difficult to approach; inaccessible
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
library (usu. single-room); small library
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
day after day; day by day
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to look around; to look towards (us)
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly