elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
manners; courtesy; etiquette
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to comb down; to smooth down
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
in deep black; in jet black
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
outward appearance; apparent
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
just because; even if; even though
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
loyal retainer; loyal subject
so; therefore; and; (and) then
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
huge person; enormous object