person concerned; interested party; related party
when it becomes; when it comes to
silence (not speaking); muteness
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
ten; 10; ten years of age
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
finding employment; getting a job
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to temper thoroughly; to train well
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
rather; sooner; preferably
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
of course; certainly; naturally
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
same; similar; (just) like; equal
grandfather; male senior-citizen
mistress; kept woman; concubine
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst