father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
vineyard; vinery; grape plantation
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
carefree; free from worry
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
deceased; late; dead; departed
imperial throne; the Crown
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
risky; dangerous; insecure
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
looking over someone's shoulder
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to squint (one eye); to narrow
physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
something like ...; something called ...
to push aside; to brush aside
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
sad to say; how sad; alas
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly