society; public; community; social studies
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
the front; honest; upright; decent
being very popular; being in great demand
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
I see; that's right; indeed
family name; lineage; birth; clan
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
to complete decisively; to do to completion
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
failure; mistake; blunder
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
human kindness; human weakness
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
clear; precise; definite; distinct
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious