to make light of; to ignore; to slight
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
statue; picture; picture revealing character
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
means; way; method; measure
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
nothing but; none other than
(political) power; authority; influence
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
successively; one after another
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
one's younger days; when one was young
welcoming honored guests (esp. from overseas)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
caller; visitor; company; guest
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
even though; despite; when
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)