narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
impossible to do (although wants to)
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
though; notwithstanding; although
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
influential person; man of importance
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to entrust; to leave to a person
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
reality; actuality; hard fact
difference; variation; difference
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
ignorant of the ways of the world