formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to comb down; to smooth down
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
messenger; envoy; emissary
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
rushing around; running wild
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
surely (not); certainly (not)
spy; secret agent; spying
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)