surrounding at a distance
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
planning; plan; project; arrangements
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
right under; directly below; right beneath
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
your daughter; young woman
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
confections; sweets; candy; cake
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation