serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
order; command; life; destiny; fate
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed